How to Clear Broken Filament from the Bambu Lab A1 mini | AMS Lite Filament Hub
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
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I walk through the troubleshooting steps I took when filament got stuck in my A1 mini. I made some mistakes so that hopefully you don't have to.
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Bambu should be making these videos for EVERYTHING a customer might have to do and it would likely help reduce the calls to tech support which they clearly can't handle.
They're communist Chinese company and they just don't care. Maybe if they were taiwanese
It was a brand new company two years ago, it's hard to ramp up and hire all the people you need when you sell millions of products in the first year.
I honestly don't think it's millions, it's relatively high though @@oneheadlight8000
OH MY GOD I am so glad I came to youtube. I have been messing with this ALL DAY and absolutely nothing on their website. This fixed my problem. THANK YOU!!!!!
Glad I could help! Thanks for the comment.
Just like someone commented below, I was ready to unscrew and take apart all the pieces you mentioned but then a decided to do a quick search on RUclips, and I'm glad I did. Thank you for uploading this video and keeping me from turning a simple unclog into a nightmare.
Glad I could help
Saved me a lot of trouble. Went right to the removal of the one piece and got my filament removed. Thanks!!!!🎉
Thanks for tearing yours apart so we don't have to possibly damage ours! Mine jammed on the first print in the AMS. I took the two screws out to pull it out, then saw the ribbon and decided youtube was a better solution than a damaged printer with zero completed prints.
The intent of the video was to save people from having to go through the same steps I did. I'm glad the video helped you.
VERY SPOT ON for a filament jam fix! You saved my having to tear the whole hot end apart! THANKS SO MUCH!
You're welcome! Glad you found this video helpful
Thanks for this. I had a jam there too; I did take the two back screws off though and was luckily able to just push the broken piece through with another piece of filament. It's good to know if I get another jam I won't need to go as far as removing the screws.
Also, as an FYI to anyone who wants to keep one of those hubs on hand as a spare who doesn't click through your link (they should!), it's under the spare parts--> ams lite section of the store, listed as "AMS lite Filament Hub".
Your videos have been very helpful. The next bambu order I make will be with your affiliate link.
Gald this video was helpful and I appreciate you using my links.
I opened up the top two screws too, and didn't know why things were stuck. Thank you for this!
It feels like the obvious starting point... but it isn't haha
Thanks for your vid. Your a lifesaver. I don't knew what to do until i saw your videos. Big thanks from Germany
Glad I could help
You are the man. I didn't know what in the hell to do and was about to start unscrewing things when I decided to do RUclips search. I had a little piece of fliament in there. Fix was so easy. Thx for sharing!
Glad I could help, that's exactly why I made this video. To save people from doing the same thing i did haha.
OK, Bambu needs these videos on their webpage!
This video was amazing and potentially saved me about 3h of looking everywhere and unscrewing everything in order to find the problem, thank you for this! I'm sorry it took your testing to give everyone the info but you can sure be glad you saved many printers!
Glad it helped! I got ahead of myself and tried troubleshooting without looking up any information. I could have probably avoided my own issues by looking at the wiki but I'm happy this video saves people from having to go through the same steps.
I popped it open like you showed at the end, the jam was actually in the lower part though, which I managed to clear out by poking some filament down into it. Great tip!
Hi, thanks for saving me from making a small problem into a much larger one. As many have said I was also ready to start tearing things apart. Great Video. Jason
Glad it saved you from going through the same frustration I went through. Thanks for the comment.
This video is a big help! Mine is farther down and I had no clue how to get in there or what screws to take out so this will help me out. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful
WOW!!!! This helped me perfect. All the BambuLabs errors only told me to pull out the filament etc... But there was a little peace of filament stuck... !!
Glad my video was helpful :)
4:27 HELPED FIXED ALL THE JAMS THANKS BROO
great video, great info.
i actually took "those 2 screws" out and ended up with not being able to get the ribbon back in the housing. my solution was to use the provided allen wrench and fish the ribbon out the side of the housing in order to pull in back in. i write this so it may help someone in the future.
Thank you! This was exactly my problem! Found this just before I was gonna disassemble the printhead.
Glad it helped
I keep a few of them filament tubes on hand like you said $6.00 US plus they work great on my P1S in the back splitting my side manual holder. Seen that by one of the other great minds, I just follow and thank you for sharing. I also have the Filament jammer have not used it since this looks like two filaments some how got squeezed into one. I guess the simple spring operation on the spool failed to pull back far enough.
Good job, you're a lifesaver! I just saw a small piece of broken filament slide down the tube into the head. Now how to get that out......your vid came up as one of the first. 3 minutes work (removed 3 small pieces of that same filament) and now it's up and running again!👍👍👍👍
I could just do with seeing how the bloody tubes are supposed to come out of the top really? Those black rings don’t do nothing no matter how much I press!? How do they release?
yeah these could definitely be designed better. Unfortunately it's a painful coordination of pushing down on the black part and pulling out the tube. There are some tools you can print on makerworld to make this a bit easier: makerworld.com/en/models/74081#profileId-78597
This is excellent info man! As someone who often tears into electronics to repair things, I did the same thing and undid the back 2 screws.. started lifting up and felt the tension of something.. the flatflex. "Oh no I am NOT supposed to be here for servicing.." as I know tearing a flat flex circuit is a great way to ruin ones day, they are stupid fragile. Pulling the top piece only off via that tab area, also makes getting the PTFE tubes out WAY easier(my jammed one was not budging) as you can use more angles on it and press it down against a desk. I think I'm going to design a base that this entire piece keys into, so that tube won't get destroyed.. mine jammed from having PLA just sitting in the tube, pieces cracked then fell in.. 2 pieces fell out from that same filament, I'm guessing inside it all wedges to one area, so 2 filaments there will pretty much always cause a jam to occur.
Yeah they funnel into one tube so 2 of any filament will cause a jam like in the video.
Those top screws do serve a purpose and there are some maintenance/replacement tasks that require disassembling them but just not for a simple jam haha. Glad you liked the video :)
dude you`ve saved my nerves.
Randomly watched your vid some time ago and now got the same problem with my A1. Luckly i had your video in my weaponry from that time on ^^
Glad I could help
Yes, super helpful - thank you for sharing your experience and in the process - saving a lot of us from some self-inflicted headaches. 😅
Glad it was helpful, thanks for the comment.
I had a similar problem and was heading downthe trigger happy route, found your vid just in time, saved me a couple of hours pain, many thanks
Glad it helped. Made this video so that other people could avoid doing what I did.
I had a similar issue. I had my hands on the screwdriver to do what you did. Then I decided to hit up RUclips. Thanks for posting this video. I wish the manufacturer would do videos like this
Just got my a1 yesterday and been trying to figure this issue out. Thank u!!
You're welcome
The hero we need, not the hero we deserve.
Thanks
Thanks boi, that was helpful!
One small suggestion - maybe insert some time tags where you present what, crucial part pretty much starts around 4:23
Thank you!! I had a jam in there as well and was starting to take everything apart but was lucky enough to find this video before I got to far....
Glad I could help!
Thank goodness I saw this video a few days ago, I haven't even had my A1 for two weeks and it's already happened to me once :(.
Thanks and happy new year
You're welcome, I'm glad this video helped you. Thanks for the comment.
You are an angel! With your video, I solved the blockage! Thank you very much.
You're very welcome, I'm glad the video was helpful.
We are all alike - did completely same complete disassembly - totally worthless :D What You showed at the end is the best way - im just curious if its "official" way of how to deal with stucks. Thanks a lot for showing this to all of us, poor souls.
Glad I’m not the only one. It is the “official” way, here’s a link to their unjamming wiki wiki.bambulab.com/en/a1-mini/troubleshooting/how-to-check-which-part-is-clogged
Great Job. You saved me from myself.
I would have done the same exact thing you did the first time.......
That's exactly what I was trying to avoid, glad this video did it's job.
Thanks for this video. I was starting to panic as I had multiple broken pieces of filament in an AMS tube and not much idea of what I was going to do. :-)
You're welcome, glad I could help. Thanks for the comment.
Thanks for uploading this. Easy fix once I figured out what not to do.
Could you do a video on how to get filament that’s actually in the nozzle? If you can thanks
You're just awesome! I had something similar and also removed the top cap with the 4 holes and cut myself in the process. I wish I saw this video earlier. I'll keep watching your videos! Thank you!
That’s wild cause I also cut myself tacking that top cap off! Just didn’t mention it in the video cause I felt dumb. Put a hole in my finger with a tiny screwdriver.
Glad I’m not the only one.
@@3DPrintStuff I hope you're alright and the screwdriver didn't go far in your finger.
@@astrolemonade349 Yeah it just pierced the skin so no worries. Likewise, hope your cut wasn't too bad either.
thank you so much for making this video, saved me from blowing up my printer lol
You’re welcome, I’m glad you found it useful
Two words: Life saver! Thank you for your empathy!
:) thanks for the comment. Not quite saving lives but I like to think these videos are helping people a little bit haha.
Couldn’t have explained it any better, thank you!
Glad it helped! Thanks for the comment.
thank you for making this video! saved my printer a trip to hq.
Glad I could help!
Bro you are a lifesaver !!! Thank you so much for this video, you got a new subscriber
Te agradezco mucho, ojala todos los tutoriales estuvieran tan bien explicados, me salvaste de desarmar media maquina para ver como solucionaba mi problema. Muchas gracias!
Thank you. It was a huge help and couldn't find a good answer anywhere else.
Glad it was helpful, thanks for the comment.
Thanks for your video, really helpful I had the same issue, you saved me a headache trying to figure it out
You're welcome, glad it helped.
I didnt know about that release. I have removed those 2 screw a half a dozen times now. Gonna change my ways, and probably buy a backup too.
Thank you! I was looking everywhere for something on how to take the hub out and check it out.
Glad I could help!
Thank you. I have a jam and had no idea how to get it out
Wish I would have checked this video before doing everything you did. I also cleared my plate of the 3.5 out of 5hrs I had to print 😅. Thanks for the tip.
Dude you saved me, I had exactly this issue, and also I really hate Bambulab because you cannot stop an action, pull filament or stuff like that. Prusa is so much better
Jesus Christ. I pretty much followed your thoughts before I googled if anyone else had these issues. The fact that the stupid AMS guide path can pop off should be a proper button/clip not a very discrete hidden clip just waiting to break off next time I have to unblock things. This has really annoyed me.
Great video highlighting a stupid oversight. Thanks!
It really should be more obvious and user friendly...
Man, you saved my life! Thanks a lot for this video! Awesome! Congrats!! Perfect explanation
Glad it helped!
You are a life saver. Greate video. Perfect for my issue. Thanks.
Glad it helped, thanks for the comment.
Thanks help me with a broken bit of filament and would have taken much longer trying to wade through the Bambu instructions
Glad it was helpful
You are my favorite. Thank you so much!
This solution was remarkably difficult to find. Commenting for visibility!
Yeah they don’t make it super easy to find. Their wiki should almost have a “things that are likely to go wrong” section. Instead of burying this type of information in a random wiki article.
MERCI, MERCI, je viens d'avoir le même problème que vous et grâce à cette vidéo, j'ai pu ne pas commettre la même erreur, merci beaucoup :)
De rien, merci pour le commentaire positif. Ça me fait plaisir que cette vidéo a pu t'aider.
Great video man saved me a lot of time
Glad it was helpful.
Thank you this was very helpful !!!!
Thank you soooo much. You were so helpful.
Got, same issue... no idea what to do.... thank you so much!!!
You're very welcome. Glad the video was helpful.
I made all these mistakes! Then found this!! Thank you!!!
You're welcome, glad I'm not the only one.
You piece of cake Saved me a lot of problems, thx a lot
I don't think you meant to call me a piece of cake but it made my morning. Thanks for the comment, I'm glad this video was helpful.
This video saved me, thanks a lot. But for everyone doing this, note that when you open that tab and pull the part out, there is a sticky residue type of thing that gets all over your fingers. Or was that just me?
You're welcome, I'm glad this helped you. I didn't really notice a sticky residue but I wouldn't be surprised if they lubricate this part from the factory and maybe they put a little extra on yours.
Thanks, this helped me fix this quickly and without taking too much apaprt!
Glad it helped!
So helpful!!!!!!! Same exact issue you solved for me!!!! Thank you!!!!!
Glad it helped!
Thanks man ! had this on my A1, you saved me :)
No worries, glad it was helpful.
Grazie per il tuo avviso ⚠️ Felice stampa ☃️
This video made my day. Subscribed !
Glad you liked it! Thanks for subscribing.
Thank you!! Help me fix my problem. I removed the extruder, the PTFE tubes and pushed filament through each hole (just had to pull the extruder lever back).
Glad it helped!
This was a huge help. Thank you!
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful.
Gracias ! Thanks . from argentina
Thank you for this!
Mine also continued to say there was fillament stuck inside. I had to push some new fillament through the extruder and all the way out with the hotend taken out, I think a tiny bit of fillament was stuck on a sensor that snapped off
Glad it helped! Brittle filament that snaps is the bane of these AMS lite units and the original AMS.
Thank you sir! I am so far very dissapointed with my A1 standard. The whole "It just works!" Ive been hearing all over youtube is far from the truth, the machine has problems, and requires alot of finesse and trial and error, just like any other 3d printer.
Interesting to hear that perspective. I've had a mostly "it just works" experience with my A1 mini but I don't have an A1 standard so maybe that's slightly different.
Saved my life, thank you!
Glad it helped! You're welcome
Definitely just helped me out man thank you!! 🙏 much appreciated!
No problem 👍
Thanks Mate!
Your video really helped and did the trick!
Mine just got stuck, now i know what to do!
this is very helpful! on ly had this machine for a week and have the same problem
Glad it helped!
Thank you very much for this video. Very very useful
Glad it was helpful.
Excellent video. I found the two pieces of filament, cleaned them out, and still can't clear the blockage under that piece. Any ideas?
Have you removed the from cover and removed the hotend to see if the entire pathway is clear? ruclips.net/video/1h1jX_joaBI/видео.html
@@3DPrintStuff Thank you for responding.
I removed the hot end and found the answer on the screen for heating the hot end. By going into that setting, I could "extrude" the broken piece below the filament cutter by pressing the down arrow. That spit the broken piece out.
Thanks for this video, it really helped me out!
Glad it helped!
Thanks for the video. My very first attempt to print has "jammed" (can't detect filament location) and I'm trying to resolve, Your video has made me resist taking things apart too soon. Next thing, how to remove PTFE tubes from white AMS 4-way widget ...
ruclips.net/video/00G0egBlSQM/видео.html
@@3DPrintStuff thanks :) in the end didn’t have to remove tubes. I’d put a bit of old Ender 3 filament in which had a long ‘spike’ of half-melted filament at the end. I guess this was confusing the A1 Mini. Just popping up the AMS Hub let me access the filament and cut the ‘spike’ off then everything worked great. Was a bit surprised I couldn’t eject the filament more easily either automatically or manually.
thank you so much for this! very thorough
No problem, glad it was helpful.
If you're looking at the ams hub, there's a lever on the right for cutting the filament, and there's a lever on the left. What is that left lever for? I can't figure it out, I know the wiki said it's an extruder gear lever but not sure what that really means
Pressing that lever disengages the extruder gear. You can test it out by removing the hotend and trying to push filament through by hand. You wont be able to. Press that lever and you will be able to push filament through by hand. Let go of the lever and it will grip on to the filament.
You won't run into to many situations where you have to use this but it's useful during a jam or some maintenance tasks.
@@3DPrintStuff thanks a lot, I've had one or two times where I was bypassing the ams and my filament got a bit unhappy.
Damn you just saved me a lot fo time. Thanks for the video!!!!!!
You’re welcome! Glad I could save some people from doing the same thing I did.
Your the best... thanks for this
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment
Thanks for the video
No problem
good job bud - helped me out!
Can you show how do you remove the PTFE tubes from the AMS feed to the extruder? I was trying to change the PTFE tube to use the external spool instead of the AMS and had to fight to remove the tube and ended up damaging the tube. Thanks in advance for your help sir!
Press down on the black part while pulling up on the tube. They are a bit of a pain to remove. Bambu Lab have a video at this link: wiki.bambulab.com/en/a1-mini/maintenance/ptfe-tube#:~:text=Remove%20the%20PTFE%20tubes%20with,PTFE%20tubes%20one%20after%20another
man, you saved me
Thank you for info. Hmm, I have not to use cracking filament if printing multi filament I think and then I should be safe. I’m getting this printer in few days
Yeah I was using old brittle filament, you'll be good if you use new filament.
Had this problem and I couldn’t get it to go away, found out I had lost the spring somehow. And Bambu doesn’t sell it as a spare part
My real problem was that I thought I could just put a line of filament into the ams without having it on a spool. This actually jams the square piece where the tubes meet. Easy fix, just pull out the line...
Good to know.
thanks so much! this video really helped me out
Glad it helped!
thanks for sharing!
No worries, don't want other people to struggle with it like I did.
Thank you kind sir!
How do you get the cover off, and the hub detached?