Ameri-Shred AMS-50 User manual

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Heavy Duty Oce Paper Shredder Manual 2014 v.1
Heavy Duty Oce Paper Shredder Manual 2014 v.1
AMS-50, AMS-75, AMS-100 and AMS-150
HEAVY DUTY OFFICE PAPER SHREDDERS
OWNER’S MANUAL
Thank you for purchasing an Ameri-Shred Shredder. This model is made of the nest materials available and is
manufactured in the Unites States by skilled crasmen. The shredder has been designed with the operator in
mind for both ease of operaon and maintenance. Ameri-Shred requests that each operator read and familiarize
themselves with this manual before operang the machine.
The AMS-50, AMS-75, AMS-100 and AMS-150 Heavy Duty Oce Paper Shredders are designed by Ameri-Shred
Engineers to shred paper and paper products into strips or parcles to ensure that the informaon they contain is
rendered useless. Ameri-Shred believes in using the highest quality components in each of our industrial
shredders.
Included in this manual are safety ps, operang instrucons, preventave maintenance and lubricaon
schedules, and trouble shoong informaon. For informaon or quesons that may not be found in this manual
please contact our service department at 888-270-6879.
NOTICE: The informaon contained within this manual is correct at me of prinng, but due to the connuing development of products,
changes in specicaons are inevitable. Ameri-Shred reserves the right to implement such changes without prior noce.

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UNLOADING/UNPACKING .......................................................................................................................... 3
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION......................................................................................................................... 4
NAMEPLATE REFERENCE ............................................................................................................................ 4
SAFETY WARNINGS .................................................................................................................................... 5
START UP PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................... 6
TROUBLE SHOOTING .................................................................................................................................. 7
MAINTENANACE ........................................................................................................................................ 7
SHREDDER OPERATION .............................................................................................................................. 8
PARTS LIST ................................................................................................................................................. 9-10
ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC ............................................................................................................................. 11
ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM................................................................................................................................ 12
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Your new Ameri-Shred shredder has been secured to a pallet for shipping. Please inspect equipment immediately
for shipping damage.
 Using a pallet jack or fork truck with a minimum
capacity of 500 pounds, remove the machine
from the carrier and transport to operaon
site. Remove pallet and discard responsibly.
 Remove top cover and remove bolts marked
“A” (shown in Figure 1) to remove pallet.
WARNING Top Cover must be reinstalled before
running.
 Remove shredder stand from pallet.
 Open plasc bag and place through the bag
holder allowing 4 to 5 inches to drape over rim.
 Remove shredder from pallet.
 Posion your shredder on the stand. Place
shredder feet into holes (4) in the shredder
table so that the shreds will drop freely into the plasc bag. See Figure 2 for reference.
 Remember to always pull the shredder stand, rather than push, when moving your paper shredder.
UNLOADING/UNPACKING
Figure 2
BAG HOOP
Figure 1
STAND SIDE
CENTER BRACE
BOTTOM PAN
SMALL SHELF
LARGE SHELF
STAND SIDE
CLIP NUT
BUTTON HEAD BOLTS ARE USED TO BOLT
TOGETHER STAND SIDE & CENTER BRACE

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All electrical installaon and service must be accomplished by a qualied electrician. Follow all naonal and local
electrical codes and ordinances.
“WARNING”
LOCK POWER IN OFF POSITION
 All internal wiring has been factory installed and tested prior to shipping. Electrical installaon consists of
providing adequate machine power only.
 Check building service to ensure correct voltage is available and those current requirements can be met
(according to nameplate (serial number), see below).
 Install receptacle (provided) to properly protect building circuit. Select appropriate wire size and current
protecon to accommodate current requirements as shown on nameplate. Plug in power cable.
 Clear all personnel from machine area. Ensure machine is clean and no tools, rags, or debris have been le
on conveyor belt or near cuers or drive mechanism.
 Turn building service drop power on. Check voltage at installed receptacle.
 Ensure area is clear. Push switch to FORWARD posion. Jog reverse. Check for proper motor rotaon. If
rotaon is wrong, unplug power cable. Check that power is o with voltage meter at panel. Remove any
two power wires from the motor starter, reverse and reconnect.
 Clear area, turn on power and recheck rotaon.
 Electrical installaon is complete.
 Replace all guards.
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
NAMEPLATE:
Log your shredder specics here
MODEL NO HP
PHASESERIAL NUMBER
VOLTS CYCLE A.C. AMPS
JOB NUMBER

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Read and understand instrucon manual and be aware of all warning sckers.
 Make sure that ALL access panels are in place at all mes, EXCEPT when the power is locked o for
maintenance work or cleaning.
 ALWAYS know, or have quick access to, emergency phone numbers.
 ALWAYS “lock out” power at the disconnect when shredder is not in use, when servicing shredder, or when
performing roune shredder maintenance including cleaning.
 NEVER operate this or any other machine while under the inuence of drugs, alcohol, or medicaons.
 NEVER wear loose ng clothing, es, or jewelry while in the vicinity of this shredder.
 NEVER allow long hair to be worn in the vicinity of the machine without use of a protecve hair net.
 NEVER place any part of your body in or on any part of this machine while in operaon.
 NEVER allow tools, rags, lunch pails, or debris to be placed on the input conveyor or on top of the machine.
 NEVER change machine direcon without rst allowing machine to come to a complete stop.
 NEVER remove guards, perform maintenance, or clear jam-up debris without rst locking out power
disconnect.
 NEVER allow horseplay around machine.
 NEVER remove paper from cuer heads while power is on.
 NEVER aempt to remove paper from input chute aer paper has begun to move toward cuer head.
 NEVER hold forward buon in the depressed posion.
 NEVER hold the forward buon in the depressed posion, as damage to the machine and the electrical
system could occur.
SAFETY WARNINGS

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PRESTART UP PROCEDURE
 Familiarize yourself with all controls and buon locaons.
 Ensure the area is clean.
 Check input area for debris, discarded tools, etc.
START UP PROCEDURE
START UP
Plug power cable into installed receptacle. Push switch on.
 To start shredding, push switch to FORWARD posion.
 To stop shredder, push switch to STOP/REVERSE posion.
 To reverse shredder, push switch to STOP/REVERSE posion.
 This shredder is equipped with posive overload protecon. If you exceed the shred capacity of this machine
it will stop and then go into auto reverse then shut o.
Push switch to FORWARD posion to begin shredding. Start by shredding several sheets of paper to get the feel
of the machine. Aer familiarizing yourself with the shredder, you will be able to judge the amount of material to
feed into the machine for ecient shredding.
This machine has been engineered to allow paper to be fed with paper clips, staples, fasteners, credit cards,
aluminum oset plates and similar materials without doing harm to the machine.

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Aer every 5 to 6 bags of shredded material unplug the shredder - pull any excess material from the cung
head and spray the cuers with LPS 1.
Once a month unplug the shredder. The cung head should be cleaned of all material. Aerwards, the enre
cung head should be sprayed with LPS 1.
Once every size months
 Unplug the shredder
 Remove the cover screws (4)
 Remove the cover
 Clean all material form the machine and the cung head
 Spray the enre cung head with LPS 1.
 Lubricate the chain and spur gears with gear lube
MAINTENANCE
“WARNING”
LOCK OUT POWER before performing any cleaning, oiling, maintenance, or trouble shoong.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Machine will not run in forward or
reverse.
1. Check that machine is properly plugged in
receptacle.
2. Check for power at wall receptacle.
3. If no power, check your main panel board for
tripped circuit breaker or blown fuses.
Shredding capacity is low. Cuer head needs to be cleaned and lubricated
with LPS 1.

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SHREDDER OPERATION
INFEED CHUTE
CONTROL
STATION
BAG HOOP
SORT/FEED
SHELVES

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PARTS LIST - AMS-50, AMS-75, AMS-100, AMS-150

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PARTS LIST - AMS-50, AMS-75, AMS-100, AMS-150
ITEM QTY PART # DESCRIPTION
1115164 BASE WELDMENT
2115160 SIDE PLATE
3115159 SIDE PLATE
4410007 TIE BAR
5115151 CHUTE
6110356 UPPER SHAFT
7110357 LOWER SHAFT
8215154 MOUNTING BAR
9115152 SWITCH BRACKET
10 215153 SPRING
11 115157 ELECTRICAL BOX
12 115155 ELECTRICAL BOX COVER
13 210004 SPUR GEAR
14 115163 COVER WELDMENT
15 113304 REDUCER
16 4102023 BEARING
17 5109054 VIBRATION MOUNT
18 115808 KEYSTOCK
19 115809 KEYSTOCK
20 115816 KEYSTOCK
21 2101010 SNAP RING
22 4101037 HEX HEAD CAP SCREW
23 10 101004 HEX HEAD CAP SCREW
24 19 101005 LOCKWASHER
25 3101048 FLATWASHER
26 10 101006 HEX NUT
27 4110983 SQUARE HEX HEAD CAP SCREW
28 4101128 WASHER (NYLON SPACER)
29 4101242 HEX HEAD CAP SCREW
30 4101002 LOCKWASHER
31 4101081 OVAL HEAD SCREW
32 4101057 TRUSS HEAD SCREW
33 4101082 COUNTERSUNK FINISHING WASHER
34 4101042 HEX HEAD CAP SCREW
35 10 101225 HEX NYLOC
36 8101129 SQUARE PLASTIC GROMMET
37 1101017 HEX HEAD CAP SCREW
38 115167 SWITCH TRIP
AMS-50
39 1103424 50B13 SPROCKET
40 1103423 50B15 SPROCKET
41 110021 RC50 CHAIN
42 1104159 1/2 HP MOTOR
AMS-75
39 1103420 50B19 SPROCKET
40 1103423 50B15 SPROCKET
41 110021 RC50 CHAIN
42 1104160 3/4 HP MOTOR
AMS-100
39 1103414 50B23 SPROCKET
40 1103423 50B15 SPROCKET
41 110406 RC50 CHAIN
42 1104161 1 HP MOTOR
5/16”
SHRED
WIDTH
43 210358 CUTTER
44 51 10005 COMBER
45 104 10364 COMBER
1/8”
SHRED
WIDTH
43 104 10358 CUTTER
44 010005 COMBER
45 104 10364 COMBER

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ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC

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ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM

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