I am handicap and really like the ams because I can’t physically change the spools out. I have 2 ams units one with pla the other with asa and petg. I don’t print a lot and some filaments will sit for long periods of time between uses. The pla becomes brittle and breaks leaving small pieces jammed inside the ams.
I have not used pla+, does it become brittle like regular pla over time? Asa and petg do not cause any issues.
Hm. I can’t answer your actual question as I never tried PLA+ so far, but it seems strange to me that regular PLA would cause such issues in a time frame where the AMS is on the market. Is the AMS unit keeping those filaments exposed to direct sunlight?
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Most of my filament is left over from my older printers. I have noticed some colors get brittle quickly like red and yellow. I also had issues with the orange pla that came with the x1c. None of the pla is subjected to sunlight.
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I had eSun PLA+ in one of my AMS boxes. The other ABS. The PLA+ became brittle over time. So now all eight slots are filled with either cheap ABS or better than average ABS. The ABS filament never fails to print properly. Normal lighting in my shop.
If i need PLA+ then i load it as needed and then taken back out after the print is finished.
HTHs!
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Not what I wanted to hear but what I expected. I will slowly transition away from pla.
I almost exclusively print with PLA and PLA+ and leave them in the AMS for weeks at a time. Never had a problem with them as long as they were dried out properly before first use.