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    Hear is another choke / inductor color code...

    Hear is another choke / inductor color code calculator , yep.. I got sidetracked.

    https://www.vishay.com/inductors/color-code-calculator/
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    I haven't done any bench work since I left R&D a...

    I haven't done any bench work since I left R&D a lot of years ago to get into something more lucrative. So I will have to look up some stuff, I fully expect a replacement part to go up in smoke...
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    C1 is a Tantalum capacitor below it in photo. ...

    C1 is a Tantalum capacitor below it in photo. Big redish LUmp. CH-7 indicates a choke, not a resister. To the left of that is clearly a Diode. F1 is also clearly a fuse The white cube is a 5...
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    I'm looking at that again.. I'm 99% sure its NOT...

    I'm looking at that again.. I'm 99% sure its NOT a resister that smoked. Metal caps on the end, and the size are different. I see a few transistors, diodes a few types of Capacitors, a couple...
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    Looks to me that is only a 1/4 watt carbon...

    Looks to me that is only a 1/4 watt carbon resistor, not even a power resistor, so it really doesn't take much to release the magic smoke (electronics humor). Without full schematics (which would be...
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    Buy an new shredder. I guarantee you something...

    Buy an new shredder. I guarantee you something else failed that caused that resister to pass enough current to release its magic smoke. Resisters are passive components.....
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