Auto Turn off?

Bambu Lab A1 Series General Discussions
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I recently switched printers. I had a Qidi Tech Max (# 1, its now at #3) back in 2019.

One of the functions i loved of my Max was it had a Auto Turn off feature once the print finished.

I recently switched to the A1 with AMS Lite. Does this have a Auto Turn off? I tend of print things when i am sleeping and i dont like to leave the printer on when its finished.

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I had a Creality CR10 Smart and it had a power off option. I found it really handy too.

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There currently is no option from Bambu for this.

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I use kasa smart plugs for this. Just start your print and then set a timer in the kasa/tapo app to turn the plug off 15 minutes or so after the print’s estimated finish time.
Alternatively, leaving the printer on does no harm. It goes to sleep; no fans, screen off, etc.

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You can also get the IKEA ZigBee wall plug.

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I use Home assistant and smart plugs to get around this issue. The printer is in LAN mode so home assistant gets some data from it. I have an automation set that when the print status is set to finished/idle and the nozzle temp is below 40c it turns the smart plug off (along with some WLED leds).

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better and most easy is smart wall plug for example zigbee

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Define the “turn off”.

Currently, when finishes, A1 turn into a sleep/softoff mode. No heat, no fan, no light.

It can not pop out the plug nor using a robot arm to flip the physical switch. But I doubt the Qidi max can do that :grin:

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Look into the Bigtreetech Panda Power brick, here is the link

If you have the touch screen it’s awesome
M1

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i agree, zigbee will be cheapest and simplest solution

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My X1C draws about 10W as soon as it has finished printing. That’s not the end of the world, but it’s also unnecessary. It’s a shame that such a function is not simply integrated with POWER OFF.

I also simply use a smart plug. There are now two options:

  1. As already recommended, simply something like Kasa Smart Plug with a set timer for when the socket should switch off or
  2. You use sockets with a built-in electricity meter. This allows you, for example, to create a rule in HomeAssistant (or the manufacturer of the socket itself has an app) that the socket is switched off as soon as only watts Y are drawn for period X.

Wattage < 15W for more than 5 mins = Printer is done, Turn Off.

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I would like to shut my A1 down every night, like I do it with my smartphone. Do you think it’s okay when I just click the power button of the A1 on 0?

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Yup. The printer doesn’t need any special shut down sequence.