REVIEW – I really like all of the Bambu Labs printers I’ve purchased for my print farm from A1 Minis all the way in which as much as the most recent H2Ds, however on my P1S and P1P printers with the AMS items I’ve to dry filament earlier than printing (which takes 4+ hours to do accurately in my atmosphere). If I don’t plan forward, this may imply misplaced time the place the printers sit idle whereas the dryer works. Coincidentally, I’ve been utilizing the Sunlu FilaDryer S4 filament drying field which does a fantastic job of drying stated filament, so when SUNLU reached out to see if I wished to evaluate their new AMS Heater unit, I gladly accepted.
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Value: $119.99 ($109.99 sale at time of evaluate)
The place to purchase: SUNLU
What’s it?
The SUNLU AMS Heater is a heating/drying unit that dries out filaments, in a intelligent kind issue that replaces the highest cowl of Bambu Labs AMS (not AMS 2) items. This permits the AMS unit to proceed to perform as a filament feeder for the printer, whereas additionally drying the filament concurrently. Should you reside in a moist local weather or are utilizing moisture delicate filaments like PETG, a filament dryer is a should. Even in a dry local weather with principally PLA prints, older rolls should be dried earlier than utilizing otherwise you’ll get stringing and potential defects in your prints.
What’s included?
- SUNLU AMS Heater
- AC wire
- Set up screws and hex wrench
- Guide
Tech specs
Dimensions: 363mm × 278mm × 131mm (LWH)
Weight: 1.7 kg
Temperature vary: 35°C–70°C
Drying time vary: 0-99 hours
Energy Enter: AC 110V 60Hz or AC 220V 50Hz
Max working energy: 390 watts
Rated energy: 220 watts
Safety methods: real-time temperature monitoring, alarm for over-temperature, auto-shut-down
Design and options
The SUNLU AMS Heater is an oblong slab of plastic with a management panel show on the entrance proper. The unit I used to be despatched seems to be an engineering pattern, I assume the vinyl wrapped exterior with bubbles and defects shouldn’t be the ultimate design. If that’s the case, they may do higher right here, however the web site and advertising and marketing supplies present a semi-translucent entrance panel so I’d think about the ultimate model will look a bit higher. Performance isn’t affected by this vinyl wrapped exterior, aside from the truth that I can’t see by means of it to visually gauge filament ranges.
On prime is a guide vent, it is best to open this whereas heating/drying to permit moisture to flee and shut it when the heating is finished to stop moisture from seeping again in shortly.
Round again now we have the ability swap and AC enter.
The hinge design is a 1:1 match to the Bambu Labs AMS prime cowl.
Inside, you possibly can see the heating components and followers within the prime. Warning indicators are there to remind you to not contact the recent air retailers throughout use.
The management panel is touchscreen and reveals humidity degree, desired and present temperature, and time remaining whereas heating. There are additionally filament presets like PLA, PETG, ASA, and ABS or you possibly can manually set an actual temperature/desired humidity/time.
Meeting, Set up, Setup
The unique Bambu Labs AMS unit is proven above. To put in the SUNLU AMS Heater you’ll have to take away the highest cowl.
First, you flip over the AMS unit, and unscrew 4 screws utilizing the offered hex wrench.
With these eliminated, the highest cowl lifts proper off. There are two plastic items on both finish of the hinge that you simply’ll switch to the SUNLU AMS Heater (SUNLU additionally consists of extras if you happen to lose one).
You then set the SUNLU AMS Heater on prime of the AMS unit and screw the 4 screws again in. The ultimate step is to plug within the AC wire and the unit springs to life. The peak is simply an inch larger than the unique lid.
Efficiency
The SUNLU AMS Heater carried out simply in addition to the Sunlu FilaDryer S4 filament drying field that I’ve additionally been utilizing. It heats up shortly and dries out filament prefer it’s purported to. I used it principally for PLA but in addition dried-while-printing PETG throughout the check interval, and all the pieces was pretty much as good because it will get on my printers.
Closing ideas
The SUNLU AMS Heater is a good addition to anybody already utilizing a Bambu Labs printer with an unique AMS unit (X1C, P1S, and P1P customers). It’s cheaper than the brand new AMS 2 unit that features drying performance whereas engaging in the identical outcome. The one minor annoyance was the truth that it’s received easy surfaces throughout so it’s not as simple to open one handed as the unique cowl. I’ll in all probability add two extra of those to my different P1X sequence printers that are actually envious of the one which received the SUNLU unit.
What I like in regards to the SUNLU AMS Heater
- Straightforward set up
- Nice drying and airflow
- Easy touchscreen controls
What must be improved?
- Could be a bit laborious to carry one handed, a deal with or groove be higher than the all easy floor
- Can’t see the filament rolls from above so I’ve to carry the lid to test ranges
Value: $119.99 ($109.99 sale at time of evaluate)
The place to purchase: SUNLU
Supply: The pattern of this product was offered totally free by SUNLU. SUNLU didn’t have a last say on the evaluate and didn’t preview the evaluate earlier than it was revealed.
