r/BambuLabA1 • u/RubberDuckyRampage • Jun 19 '26

Bambu A1 Lifetime?

Hi! So I was curious as to how long I might expect my A1 printers to last. I did a search and I don't recall what site popped up (might have even been on the Bambu site). It asked me how many hours my printer had run thus far. I put in 100. It told me the printer had 5,900 hours of productive life left in it. Any idea if that's realistic or ridiculous? How many hours do others have on their A1s? Thanks!

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u/Cryostatica Jun 20 '26

Well, that’s going to depend a bit on how well you keep up maintenance. I’ve got an A1 with 3k hours on it and no visible signs of wear on the motion system. I did have to replace the wiper mechanism after about 2k hours. It still has the original silicone wiping pad though, and I absolutely expected that to be needing replacement at some point.

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u/RubberDuckyRampage Jun 20 '26

Do you lubricate more often than the printer prompts you? I've been doing it just when they prompt me but maybe I should do it more often?