Your enclosure looks great, I like it.
But pushing the cable like that, against the wall, is almost like putting your printer on it’s back, which Bambu really trying to warn people to avoid this and put it on a side. It’s one of the cause of the current problem with the cable.
Yes, I know it’s not ideal, but it looks worse than it is and unfortunately there’s no other way. But I registered my A1 for return and refund anyway and maybe I’ll just buy the P1S instead of a new A1 that’s supposed to come sometime in May.
Nice. Do you have the STL file to share?
I was looking all over for an extension cable for the AMS lite 4 pin Micro fit 3.0 plug but nothing local.
I toned out the cable, cut cable in half and used an old printer cable USB-A to USB-B or any other 4 wire cable
The 4 wires in AMS lite cable are color coded I believe red, black, green, brown. you just splice in the new cable straight through.
when you are done hold both ends facing you with the locking tab at the top. top left goes to top left, top right to top right, bottom left to BOTTOM RIGHT, bottom right to BOTTOM LEFT.
the bottom pins are crossed in the cable.
through your multimeter on each pin and test for connectivity and you are good to go, worked as soon as i plugged it in 
Hello everyone, talking about enclosure for our A1 mini, I’m working on this product, which besides an enclosure has drawers for tools and other spare parts. In the design, the printer’s electronic part is separated from the heated chamber part. To heat it, I intend to use a static PTC controlled by Arduino and It’s still in the prototype phase, so let me know what you think.
It’s really cool! Placing the amplifier vertically above A1 can actually save space and shorten the filament path length, which is important for optimizing space and increasing efficiency.
hello, I would like to make a box for my A1 mini in glass (44.2; laminated). with a hole to place a fan at the top on the side and at the bottom at the other end a check valve. on the other hand, I do not want to turn on the fan during printing, but only at the end, to filter odors and particles with a filter.
in short… do you think there is a risk for electronics? do you think it is possible in this case to print ABS? has anyone done this already?
Thank you for your answers. see you soon
ABS might work if you have a sealed compartment but it will have to be able to maintain high heat levels otherwise you will just ruin your hot ends. As far as I know, over the past 4 months, nobody has been able to print in ABS with the a1 mini.
The narrow base suggests: less drawer space and maybe (?) less stable? Is aesthetics the only upside from this trade-off? Probably not a deal killer though. Perhaps have it double as a high-quality, fast and efficient filament dryer when not printing? For that matter, build it higher so that it can keep the AMS and its four rolls of filament dry, so that it’s ready to print at the drop of a hat.
I’m not sure what you mean. If I extend the cable, should I splice the new cable in red to red, black to black, etc?
Can i ask what cabinet that is and the measurements? Ikea? Thanks!
Yeah, I had a lot of warping with my a1 and solved it by moving the printer into a very small closet with a closed door. haven’t had any problems since and now I have a free enclosure!
I suggest adding a smoke ditector to your closet then
Already done haha wouldn’t want to get home to a pile of ashes
How did you end up making the ams power cable longer? Did you need longer ptfe? I want to do something similar just no doors, thank you.
Yes in this case you need longer tubes.
Not sure how the smoke detector will stop your house burning down when you are not home. Maybe put a Fire Extinguisher Ball on the shelf above the printer to automatically put out a fire.
I have insurance on the home. Not the people. Also kinda hard to fit an extinguisher ball in a printer. Unless you never ever put the lid on. Probably why you never see them in anybodies photos or videos. networked fire alarms will let your neighborhood know
What temps are you reading and what cooling system do you have
Hi,
I’ve attached some pictures of the enclosure I designed for my A1 Mini (based on the same enclosure I did for my Creality Ender 3V3KE - but smaller).
It’s made from 4mm MDF for the side panels with 9mm MDF for the top and bottom layers - the bottom layer has lots of vent holes around the edge and along with the hole on the top layer (big enough for a 120mm extractor fan) I get a nice chimney effect so the A1 mini keeps at a nice temperature (I’ve not had any issues with over-heating even with the clear perspex door on (attached with magnetic tape for quick removal).
As the enclosure isn’t air tight I just print with PLA but it’s enough to keep dust and draughts out and when the door’s on the fan noise etc. is greatly reduced (it’s so quite I keep on having to check that it’s still printing).
Size wise (internally) it’s 550mm high by 510mm wide by 560mm deep so there’s more than enough room for my low-tech poop collector , Raspberry Pi Zero 2 camera and all the tools I need to keep my printer chugging along.
I’ve attached some pictures so you can also see how I’ve mounted my spool holder (an old Creality one) on top of the cabinet as well a close up of the purge wiper (complete with tipex / white out background so I can see black filament being purged).
There’s also a picture of the door handle I designed (printed in 3DQF’s clear filament) that’s simply attached with double sided tape.
