Fellowes 32177 Powershred PS-77Cs Shredder

by Fellowes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.1 x 11.8 x 19.1 inches ; 22 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 31 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000H6B4KM
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: PS-77Cs
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (412 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #90 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Other Office Equipment > Shredders
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com

The innovative Fellowes PS-77Cs with patent-pending SafeSense technology features an active sensor that stops shredding immediately when paper entry is touched. Designed for moderate shredding in the home/office, the Fellowes Powershred PS-77Cs delivers a high level of performance and features. This affordable, medium duty shredder reduces documents to 5/32" x 1 1/2" higher-security confetti particles, and shreds up to 12 sheets per pass, 25-50 times per day, for a total daily capacity as high as 600 sheets.

Equipped with a 9" wide front feed paper entry, the PS-77Cs easily accepts standard letter or legal size documents. The durable steel cutters accept credit cards, staples and small paper clips, also shreds CDS in a designated slot safely. Quiet operation is perfect for use in office cubicles. Electronic auto start/stop feature ensures quick & easy automatic shredder operation. Shredder automatically shuts off and alerts the operator when a jam occurs, 7-gallon pull-out wastebasket is ajar or shredder is overheated. A clear window allows user to see if the 7-gallon wastebasket is full, while the convenient sheet capacity gauge helps prevent paper jams. Fellowes includes a five-year warranty on the cutter.

What's in the Box:
Wastebasket, machine with power cord, user's guide, warranty card

Product Description

The New innovative Fellowes PS-77Cs with Patent-Pending Safe Sense Technology features an active sensor that stops shredding immediately when paper entry is touched. Designed for light duty shredding in the home or home office, the Fellowes Powershred PS-77Cs reduces documents to 5/32" x 2" higher security confetti particles, and shreds up to 12 sheets per pass, 25-50 times per day, for a total daily capacity as high as 600 sheets. Equipped with a 9" wide front paper entry, the PS-77Cs easily accepts standard letter or legal size documents. The durable steel cutters also accept credit, staples and small paper clips, also shreds CD's in a designated slot safely. Quiet operaption is perfect for use in office cubicles. Electronic auto start/stop features ensures quick & easy automatic shredder operation. Heavy duty, quiet motor allows extended shredding cycle for less down time. Shredder automatically shuts off and alerts operator when a jam occurs, 7-gallon pull-out wastebasket is ajar or shredder is overheated. Clear window allows user to see if 7-gallon wastebasket is full. Recessed collapsible handle allows easy removal of shredder head to empty wastebasket. Convenient sheet capacity gauge helps prevent paper jams.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

300 of 301 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent shredder!!!, November 10, 2006

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C. A. Freeman (Montevideo, MN. United States) - See all my reviews
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Just received this beast from Amazon today & couldn't wait to try it as my old one (Royal Orca) finally died after several years of faithful service & credit card checks were starting to pile up. My old Shredder was a table top model that would only shred a couple of checks at a time & I wanted something more "formidable" Well this critter fits the bill. Its intake is a full 9" so I can unfold a sheet of checks & make fast work of them. Its 7 gal basket means less trips to the garbage. Plenty of indicator lights to give it that "Gee-Whiz" look, & one feature that makes this shredder a must have for families with little children.....a safety lockout that cuts power to the shredder if little fingers are touching the intake area. A size gauge on the front is small but very handy feature so you don't overload the machine. Another handy feature is the pull out basket,makes emptying this thing a breeze. Any complaints? So far just one......the basket assembly seems flimsy, especially on carpet it seems somewhat "wobbly". Take the basket out & it seems it might collapse. The pluses far outweigh the cons so I highly recommend this item.

Pluses:
1. Shredding capabilities are all any home could need
2. A great shredder for a good price
3. safety lockout
4. Shreds credit cards & Cd's
5. Looks great.
6. Indicator lights to tell whats happening

minuses
1. Flimsy basket assembly


Update 7/20/07:
auto shutoff quit working. Major hassle to turn it on & off manually. after a couple of weeks this I e-mailed customer service @ Fellowes & explained the problem. I received an e-mail from a nice CS lady the next asking for clarification of the problem(bad sensor) she e-mailed back the next day that Fellowes was sending a new unit(at their expense) & to return the bad one in the same carton with a downloadable label(also at no expense to me). When I returned home the following week there was my new shredder on the porch. Scheduled a PU for Fed-Ex the next business day. All in all a positive experience. I wish more companies were like Fellowes.
BTW the flimsy baqsket is still going strong :o)

110 of 110 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Runs more quiet, is slower, and makes larger pieces than my PS-80, March 29, 2007

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D. Henderson (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

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My seven year old Fellows Power Shred PS-80 cross cut shredder finally stopped working after I gave it too much paper (broke a gear). So I replaced it with this PS-77Cs. I noticed that this PS-77Cs shreds more quietly than my previous PS-80. Both will shred credit cards. But my old PS-80 won't shred CDs or DVD's: I noticed that there are two small points (like canine teeth) on each of the PS-77Cs' cutter blades that probably help grab and help pull the plastic cards and CDs in its shredding action.

What I don't like about the PS-77Cs shredder is that it shreds slower than my old PS-80 (probably because of the more powerful motor for shredding 12 sheets versus 5 sheets with my old PS-80). Usually, more torque = slower speed. So I've developed some patience as a result. What's a real disappointment is that the output cross cut pieces from the PS-77Cs are twice the length of my old PS-80 (1 ½"inch for the PS-77Cs versus 3/4"inch for the PS-80).

Something not mentioned in the included instructions: you can carefully flip up the SafeSense /credit card / CD slot up to more easily add the Fellows Cross Cut shredder oil. I think it gives me better control so I don't get the oil onto the safety eyes used to sense when paper is actually in the shredder slot.

UPDATE: March 13, 2010.
Yes, I still have this shredder and it still is working after all these years. It has not slowed down (although the amount of junk mail is less).

I have managed to feed it too much paper all at once but I was always able to clear the jam and more importantly, I didn't strip any gears. I've shred paper, credit cards, CDs, and it takes it all.

It's nice to see that this good shredder is still made.

133 of 137 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars shreds well..but won't stop, September 5, 2007

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Ivan Dubois (NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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After just a few weeks of use, this unit just won't stop, I've used compressed air to clean, remove every bits of paper I can see inside, still it just won't shut down. Funny thing is that although a different model, we had the same problem at work with this brand, I wonder if they have a bad design on the sensor.

Update: I called the customer support line, and I was very impressed, I got a person on the line. They offered to replace the shredder and they offered a label for free shipping of the defective one. Once I get it I'll update. Very surprisingly, I was told that I can't leave the unit on "I" all the time (where it start if it detects paper). I was told to leave it on off at all time, and only turn it on when I was feeding it paper. The tech support even told me that they recommend leaving the unit unplugged as much as possible. I found that a bit strange, why have a sensor if you have to turn it on manually anyway.