Advantage of AMS HT vs Sunlu (and other 3rd party)

Bambu Lab AMS AMS HT
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Hi

What are the advantages of the AMS HT vs the Sunlu Filadryer S2?

Sunlu is half price and available right away. What will I get in addition if I wait for the AMS HT and pay double the price?

I was planning on the AMS HT and I am happy to pay the extra price, if it gets me some advantages.

Thanks

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  • Goes up to 85°C instead of 70°C → Advisable for basically any material other than PLA and PETG
  • Rotates spool while drying for more homogeneous drying, don’t know how much difference that makes
  • Actively exchanges wet air for fresh dry air. Something that many cheap dryers ignore, so that drying can stalls when filament contains too much water
  • Works as a full AMS slot with autoloading.

Disadvantages:

  • Drying can only be activated from printer
  • Currently no dry while print, but that could change
  • Price
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That’s a bummer, I wish it can run standalone as well.

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Higher temp is definitely a big positive.
As is fresh air exchange, drying simply won’t work properly without it.

Not being able to dry while printing is a mystery to me, why have such a limitation!? Hopefully there’ll be a sw update for this then. But I’m not holding my breath for that one. Typically one of those things we users wait for forever :wink:

AMS HT it is then. Thanks!

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