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Check for a trigger lock/bar that slides up or down to unlock trigger. If no lock, take a small flathead screw driver and jiggle it in the back of the trigger.
The click sound indicates that the headvalve opened to fire piston down the barrel, however piston is already down or is stuck in-place. If the piston/driver is not broken or stuck, push piston to top of cylinder to reset. If only one shot and piston stays down, most likely the check band is broken. Check band is on the outside of cylinder (lower part) is is usually an oring or band of rubber covering small holes drilled into cylinder. Check valve /band is what causes the piston to return to top. If check band is good, most likely piston is bent or oring is too tight. If you open the gun, lube all parts with white grease or silicone paste lube. Good luck
The case of the stapler is glued together. To open the case requires carefully sawing it along the seams. The paper switch is spring loaded but the spring is built into the switch. It is possible that something is jamming it.
Did you look for a staple jammed in the driver mechanism? If the piston is stuck down, it won't respond to the trigger. Try smacking the top of the stapler onto a wooden bench to see if the force will release the piston. Make sure that you use air-tool oil for lubrication inside the tool. Hope this gets you running!
They all leak a little on firing. Is it a big blast of air or just a hiss? All guns have a 'safety' device that keeps them from firing unless you follow a set pattern. You must push the gun down where you intend to put the staple which releases the safety before you pulll the trigger. You must then release the trigger move the stapler off the piece push it back down again before you can fire another staple. You can get (free) frrom the manufacture a rapid fire shoe and trigger that allows you to hold down the trigger and bounce the stapler along your work shooting merrily away.
assuming it is plugged into a good power source and turned on (no offense intended, just getting the obvious out of the way - and I've fallen victim to the obvious myself before), look inside where you put the paper - is there a trigger mechanism? Most electric staplers have them (the paper hits the trigger and the stapler fires), and some allow you to set the sensitivity of the trigger. If yours allows you to adjust the sensitivity, try adjusting it. If it's not adjustable, the trigger probably needs to be replaced (under heavy use, they may need to be replaced every year or so).
If not the power source or cord, the next activation point would be the trigger. Does the stapler make any sort of noise when the trigger is depressed? What type and model stapler is it?
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