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bostitch glow sharpener stops right away?

no matter how long the pencil is, the sharpener spins for a second and then stops,as though it detected the pencil reaches the end,and the light comes on. is there a problem with the sensor? tried cleaning the blades but no effect

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  • 5 years ago

    It could be the sensor. More than likely the overload protection for the motor, or the motor itself. The sensor on most automatic sharpeners is nothing but a limit switch. Those seldom fail, they do, but it's rare. That's why cleaning them usually solves the problem

  • 5 years ago

    yes

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