AMS HT drying while printing

Bambu Lab AMS AMS HT
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Hi! Recently received my AMS HT and liked it, looks cool, heats fast, feeds fast… but i have two cons:

  • Data cable is too short, i have three more ams (2 first model, 1 pro) and because the cascade connection system the options for the location of the HT with that cable are too limited, i understand it will be enough for most people but would be great if bambu will provide with more length cable options on the website.

  • Still can’t dry while print, on the pro isn’t a problem, you can dry and let it be (because the kind of filament it can dry usually don’t needs heat while print), but the primary use of the HT is for filaments that usually needs heat while print, so dont understand why are they not offering the option yet…

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Yup, wondering if there will be a quick update of the firmware to accept filament feed while printing. I’m using PA6-CF and the only fact of opening the lid to feed the filament into the feeder of the AMS HT makes the humidity go up really fast.

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Hope so, but there aren´t any news about :cry:

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It is hidden, but there - a 1.5m 6 pin cable

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I realize this is an old post, but I was just going through this issue and found a way.

First. I’m printing PA6-CF from my AMS- -HT to the left nozzle of my H2D. The printer won’t allow this to happen unless you lie to it. It won’t let you print most engineering grade filaments from an AMS, but it WILL let you print PAHT-CF. So I just manually edit the filament setting and tell it there’s PAHT in there. I did have to help the filament get past the buffer and all the way to the extruder. It’s too stiff for the AMS motor to push it all that way and through those bends, especially the last one going into the print head.

Anyway, if you’ve ever tried to print PA6-CF, you’ll know it’s a real pain since it appears to suck up moisture like a Shamwow. So I decided to see if the heater would even turn on while printing. To my surprise, it did! I set it for 13 hours and DID NOT check the box to have it rotate the filament.

I’m sure most of you have figured this out, but I figured I’d share in case anyone else was wondering.

Hope it helps someone!