Bambu Lab A1 Heatbed Replacement - All You Need To Know Before Changing Yours

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Some of us have received our replacement heatbeds for our Bambu Lab A1 3d Printers.
BUT, is the process of replacing the bed yourself more involved than you expected?
In this video I'll show you what's involved with getting your printer working once you receive your new parts, which may be a little more than you were expecting.
This video is sponsored by PCBWay
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Links to all Bambu Lab Guides:
A1 Heatbed Retrofit Guide (Written)- wiki.bambulab.com/en/a1/maint...
A1 Heatbed Retrofit Guide (Video) - • A1 Heatbed Retrofit Gu...
Bed Tramming Guide (Written) - wiki.bambulab.com/en/a1/maint...
Bed Tramming Guide (Video) - • A1 Bed Tramming
Bed Tramming G-Code - wiki.bambulab.com/a1/maintena...
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@BlueMax717 2 ай бұрын

I think bamboo did the right thing letting people repair their own printers. However, I would have just sent it back for a replacement if I lived in the EU. The process of needing to get it certified would be enough for me to return it and let them deal with the certification and liability.

@BLuNTEDR 2 ай бұрын

UPDATE from me, just got the email with the voucher code for my A1s, I sent them photos but did NOT do a PAT test or any other electrical testing. I am in the UK.

@AlexNewton 2 ай бұрын

It's so easy to replace it's CRAZY

@rmkcprecima 2 ай бұрын

At 2:05 where the 4-screws re-attachment is mentioned, I discovered I used the WRONG holes so the bed was eroneously shifted forward 1/4". The calibration and test went ok and I did a test print that was ok. But then I would later repeatedly get these errors about the "build plate marker not detected" and calibration tests were failing. I watched the extruder head and noticed it was dipping BEHIND the build plate, not landing on that little tab in the middle of the plate. I double-checked the instructions and the green-marked screw locations I did not pay attention to, so I realized I used the available wrong holes to secure the heat bed. Those wrong holes should have been plugged at the factory. Plus, the instructions should have a link to a troubleshooting page that explains the symptom of making the mistake I did so people understand immediately what the fix was. When I searched for the error I was getting, the solution wasn't listed anywhere that I could see. Also, the levelling file I didn't understand what that was for and that I have to turn screws. (Incidently, those highly visible four screws on my old bed are what I removed first, not realizing that these were the wrong ones, and the real screws were hidden under grey silicone covers. The labelling on the heat bed should have included the fact they are levelling screws and arrows pointing to the two bed lock screws, and include marking labels of the location of the 4 bed-securing screws, and the reason for the secondary position (likely the head bed is used for other printers and this other position is for them not the A1). I used a sheet of paper for clearance adjustment during the leveling test. Bambu didn't accept my photos and responded with a request to include the serial number in the photo of the rear of the unit showing the bumper plastic installed and the new build plate (which has its own very tiny serial number or part number QR code). After that, I got confirmation the credit note would be forthcoming. I no longer get the reminder at startup about the heat bed, so bambu has cleared this error code from my A1 printer.

@chrism2964 2 ай бұрын

In practice you don't have to do the certification, people change mains components all the time and its extremely rare for an insurer to deny payment because you didn't get it checked, more often than not they have no way to know anyway. I found the bed replacement very simple, I replaced the bed, did the level (not needed as it turned out) re-ran the calibration and had a print done in less than an hour. I sent the pictures, got the code and spent the money on the AMS lite, which has already turned up.

@loquacious1956 2 ай бұрын

Every other guide to replacing the bed I have watched has never talked about re-levelling the bed. They basically complete the replacement and then turn on the printer and callibrate it before commencing using it to print a bench to make sure everything works as it shouid. I have watched at least 4 different videos from various KZbinrs now.

@Proxyxd1 2 ай бұрын

Then they did not read the replacement guide fully

@loquacious1956 2 ай бұрын

@@Proxyxd1 I did not do the bed re-levelling on mine just did a full callibration and it is printing perfectly since replacing the bed. Waiting to hear from Bambu now since sending them the requested photos.

@Proxyxd1 2 ай бұрын

ABL can fix a not leveled bed but you should still do it before, when you print something large and your bed is 2mm higher on the left than on the right, the ABL should compensate for that but that still leaves you with parts that are 2mm short on the left side compared to the right

@BLuNTEDR 2 ай бұрын

Its at the bottom of the guide

@srilemobitelsrile8809 2 ай бұрын

Can you show how to do maintaince on Ender 3 s1 pro? Your video for auto leveling was the best video for 3d printing noob.

@SkiPump 2 ай бұрын

I think the process isn't too hard for most people to handle. However if we could go back a few months I would just send the printer back for a refund and buy another P1P or P1S for an extra $100-200.

@padel24x7 2 ай бұрын

yeah regretting my decision after seeing the guide

@Tome4kkkk 2 ай бұрын

What about the new Core XY type Sovol?

@ward6030 2 ай бұрын

I tried to print a benchy but it is starting to prin before the correcy hot end temperature is reached.

@williammarkel9594 2 ай бұрын

when they first said about the recall i printed the piece that they said was a fix and i have had no problems with my bed, i did get the replacement beds, so my question is should i go and replace the beds or leave it alone?

@FuzzyJohn 2 ай бұрын

If you don't replace the heatbed and send in the required pictures you will not get the discount code.

@christiankinyon2112 15 күн бұрын

No matter what I do the from right corner by the screen slams and I can’t lower the bed anymore to not have it slam can’t fit a paper under it… why is it doing this

@F.DoctorGT03. 2 ай бұрын

merci pour cette vidéo mais j' attends encore mon plateau et je n' ai aucune nouvelle encore ????

@Scottsman31 2 ай бұрын

It wasn't easy I thought I was going to break one of the wires I just couldn't get it through but ive run a lightbox on it but I need to do bed tramming now

@user-lx9jm1wo3h 2 ай бұрын

Now Bambu is not liable if your house burns down. Smart.

@padel24x7 2 ай бұрын

anyone tried sending pictures of someone else to get the voucher without having to change the bed?

@fulv_uk 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. Does the uk need an electrician to check the work afterwards ?

@fredblogs 2 ай бұрын

I sent Bambu Labs pictures 5 days ago and am still waiting for a reply.

@loquacious1956 2 ай бұрын

I have sent them mine too and no reply either

@fredblogs 2 ай бұрын

@@loquacious1956 Not being funny but I’m glad that it isn’t just me. I’ve got no idea what’s going on.

@fredblogs 2 ай бұрын

@@loquacious1956 After Eleven days I have sent them more pictures and STILL. not had a reply.

@BLuNTEDR 2 ай бұрын

Scambulabs, I have 2 and I feel they made it as complicated as humanly possible to get your "compensation". We'll see if mine ever comes through.

@adamdooley3044 Ай бұрын

Did they ever send you the discount code? (Mine went to my junk folder)

@weekendwireless 2 ай бұрын

I genuinely don’t know what the reasoning would be behind doing it yourself. Why not just send it back and get a new one in a few weeks.

@trobinou47 2 ай бұрын

I don't have this printer, because the problem arose when I wanted to buy it. I'm very surprised that Bambu Lab chose to give owners the choice to repair their printer themselves. The buyers of this machine are, I think, people who don't want to or don't know how to repair or modify their printer, which is in fact selling point #1: you unbox it, plug it in and it works, that's how they sold it. Moreover, it doesn't seem to me that I saw the complete procedure, including compliance procedures, at the time when the choice had to be made. I don't know of any manufacturer, in any industry, that lets the customer repair themselves what is the subject of a recall campaign, the problems that could arise later are too numerous and significant.

@bruceyoung1343 2 ай бұрын

Wish I could afford a Bambo

@ameliabuns4058 2 ай бұрын

maybe by the time you save enough, they'll have an even awesomer version you could get :)

@dingdongdaddy589 2 ай бұрын

Get an A1 mini! I have one next to a X1 and the mini can handle 90% of the prints I do. Just as fast. It’s $249!

@ameliabuns4058 2 ай бұрын

Damn going to an electrician sounds like SO MUCH trouble and god knows what's gonna happen to the printer in transit :|

@BLuNTEDR 2 ай бұрын

An electrician wont touch it, its a domestic appliance so would need PAT testing.

@PescatoreFocoso 2 ай бұрын

Here in italy need to be a professional to make this job but i heard some guys tell no one they ask accept the job! so is better shipped the machine back and make bamboo do the job

@hordikastorm 2 ай бұрын

most 3d printer dudes now how too replace it .most off them build there previous printrs from scratch

@TylerTroglen 2 ай бұрын

having a professional to "check your work" for unplugging and plugging a few wires and twisting a couple screws is insane...

@dancoon7653 2 ай бұрын

True but if you need to claim on your insurance you'll be glad you did it. I'm just glad I'm in the UK and we scrapped that law after we left the EU

@TillTheCollapse 2 ай бұрын

having your 3d printer checked by an electrician is just stupid.

@tomyocom5886 2 ай бұрын

The thing about saying that this is a JUST PRINT printer instead of a tinkerers Printer is that ANY type of adjustment or repairs needed are going to be a nightmare for the new incoming community members. In the near future we will find many barely used A1 printers for sale and lots of THEM will have half removed beds. Prusa people will snatch them up! If the rumors are true about Bambu discontinuing support and updates for the X1C next year. Bambu will fall through the floor, gone!

@mikeblaze3456 2 ай бұрын

Nothing like a good conspiracy! Well done!

@corlissmedia2.0 2 ай бұрын

re-leveling the bed is a total deal-breaker for me. And getting a professional opinion about the repairs? What did that cost? I hired engineers for twenty years and they never did anything for less than $300 per hour, and they never charged less than an hour to do anything. Also, certifying your work by an engineer would not be acceptable because you're not an engineer, so I don't know of what value your inspection was / is? The oneness should have been solely on BBL, even though the costs would have been much greater.