The Bambu Lab A1 has confirmed to be a vastly fashionable 3D printer, however the launch has not gone and not using a hitch. After the corporate acquired stories of unusual heated mattress behaviour, and stories that one unit caught fireplace, the corporate has eliminated the printer from sale and issued a warning to all customers.
House owners of the Bambu Lab A1 have acquired an e mail that has advised them to “stop utilizing the A1 for now”. The corporate has additionally launched a weblog submit for an “A1 Heatbed Cable Callback“, explaining the issues that customers have had with their A1 3D printer.
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What’s unsuitable with the Bambu Lab A1?
Bambu has confirmed that “a really small portion of A1 printers” have broken heated mattress cables. These cables have both been broken throughout transportation, throughout set up, or after set up. If a big power is positioned on the foundation of the cable, it may be bent and broken.
Injury to this cable could cause unstable readings and heating points for the A1’s heated printing floor. If injury is extreme sufficient, it could possibly trigger warmth buildup on this space of the cable, inflicting it to burn and turn out to be scorched. Bambu Lab have launched photos of what a broken cable can seem like of their “A1 Heatbed Cable Callback” blogpost.
What about A1 mini?
No, Bambu Lab’s A1 Mini 3D printer makes use of a totally totally different design and doesn’t have this problem. A1 Mini 3D printers are protected to make use of.
(Bambu Lab’s A1 isn’t at the moment out there to buy)
Is the A1 protected to make use of?
Bambu Lab has requested their customers to stop utilizing their A1 3D printers and verify if their models have broken cables. When you personal an A1 that doesn’t have a broken cable, your printer can be protected to make use of. When you do, you will want to contact Bambu assist to obtain a brand new 3D printer or a alternative cable.
We strongly advise prospects with verified cable injury to chorus from working their A1 models till the mandatory repairs or replacements have been carried out. If you’re keen to switch the cable by your self, we’ll ship you a revised alternative meeting of the heatbed (save the difficulty of wiring the heatbed) within the following 2 weeks and compensation in your time invested in changing the module. If you’re not comfy changing the mattress by your self, we utterly perceive and can exchange the entire printer for you.
Does Bambu Lab have a repair for present A1 3D printers?
To safeguard present (undamaged) A1 3D printers from future injury, Bambu Lab plans to ship a cable protector to customers. This protector will shield the A1’s heatbed cable from pressure and potential future injury. Future A1 3D printers will characteristic a newly designed heated mattress cable, or a cable protector pre-installed. If you do not need to attend for a cable protector, you’ll be able to 3D print one. A1 customers can obtain a mannequin for Bambu’s protector right here and print it themselves.
You may be a part of the dialogue on Bambu Lab’s A1 3C printer security warning on the OC3D Boards.
