At the moment my Mini got the housing of my Prusa mini. I make a extension cable so that I have more option to place the AMS. I have longer PTFE Tubes on back order. I printed already a couple of parts with the extension cable without any problems.
I hope Bambu hears you and sell a one meter connection 4 pin cable
The only concern I can see is that the electronics is into the enclosure too, do you have a fan to take out the hot air if the temperature is too hot for it into the enclosure?
What configuration or commercial item do you recommend to achieve this?
Thank you!
The part I used for the extension cable are the following. I bought them from conrad (Germany) because for me in germany it was the easiest way to get them als single items (do not have the need to by 1000 pcs).
In the past I have this enclosure just to keep the dust away from my printer because it is in the basement, and I don’t want to have him just standing there. When I print something, I leave the door open. But this might be a next step for me. First of all I’m design the dust cover and at some electrical wiring because the power cord is firmly connected the the printer and the size of the power plug is to big for the hole I drilled in the past for the Prusa
It shouldn’t get too hot in the enclosure unless you are planning to use a heater. In my mostly enclosed P1P I only reach ~40°c with a bed temp of 80°c, which is the maximum temp of the print bed. The electronics approx be fine up to 50 or so but it might be worth checking with BL, as the motherboard may only be passively cooled like the P1P.
I need a longer cable, so I make this extension. There are different types of connectors (male vs. female) - one plugs into the printer and one into the cable
One thing I haven’t seen here is a Lack Enclosure suggestion. I have my A1 sitting on a LACK right now and it fits perfectly. Could enclose the AMS along with the A1 in an lack enclosure build. The AMS could also be on top but might require some tweaks to make the distance. A LACK enclosure (many designs already available) to me would be the go to for an enclosure.
I’ve also considered doing this since the LACK table I have it on is also against a wall. I also thought this same concept with aluminum extrusion in an L shape would allow you to place the printer under it.
The Printer have a plug housing (male) and the cable from the AMS have a receptacle housings (female).
So you need a cable that have male an female because the ams-cable is firmly connected to the housing.
After a Quick comparison with my computer I can say for sure that a Standard ATX cable will not work
Hi, thank you! I think the amazon cables that I put had different connector from ATX (it calls “CPU 4 pin…”), but I´m not sure, I will order one to check when my A1 mini arrives and tell you, thanks for the photo!
For example, these are Micro Fit, but for the moment I can’t find male to female variant…
I think I found the best solution for me for the moment: male and female connectors with cable attached (I need only to attach cables from one to the other):
I just got my A1 Mini and I’m thinking of putting it in my Prusa Enclosure. With this thread may help me figure out how to funnel the cable/PTFE through from AMS on topside.