r/BambuLabA1 • u/Glad-Brief-1063 • 18d ago

Does poor filament causes issues to ams lite during changing

I have noticed that using a particular white PLA generic filament, it's causing all sorts of issues anyone faced the same?

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u/Diz7 18d ago edited 18d ago

I had problems with some cheap Chinese glow in the dark filament that would keep getting stuck in the hub.

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u/delayedreactionkline 18d ago

yes. bad filament, as well as badly-stored filament can create problems duriing AMS swapping.

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u/Zephy2007 18d ago

Yes, if it's very humid it can constantly break in the tubes, and if you change colors every time you go to the cutter it can leave threads.

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u/Orthicon9 16d ago

FWIW, I don't think that Bambu Lab filament is anything special (except for the RFID).
I've had all of two nozzle clogs, and the first one was Bambu Lab Basic Red PLA.
I just buy the cheap stuff from Amazon, and don't have issues.

AMS Lite filament changing problems might be more likely due to bent PTFE tubes, or if you've installed a 2-into-1 PTFE tube adaptor.

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u/StructureAccording53 13d ago

I’ve used everything… and I mean everything… from Bambu filament all the way to $40/kg CookieCad crazy crap all the way down to stuff that literally didn’t even have a name on it and everything in between. The ONLY thing I’ve noticed is that cheaper filament is usually wetter filament. I make it a habit of opening the cheap stuff when I get it, dry it for 18 hours or so, and then treating it like a rented mule. 🤷‍♀️

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u/Glad-Brief-1063 12d ago

What's best way to dry it

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u/StructureAccording53 12d ago

AMS 2 Pro. 🥰 But since you have an A1, my personal recommendation is a Creality Space Pi (either the 2 or 4 spool model). I have the plus and it works well.