Hey all. I seem to have damaged my Micro SD Card Reader as I can’t insert a Micro SD Card into my A1. I’m not exactly sure what happened as I was building a wardrobe and it must have banged into the printer. Anyway as a result I can’t insert a card.
Is this replaceable or is there anything I can try or my machine toast now as I can’t seem to print anything without one.
Welcome to the forum.
Doubled check that you are inserting the SD card the correct way. Are the connection pads facing up or down? They should be facing up. It may be seem counterintuitive.
Yeah, I know about that, I’ve also tried a different card and the card from my A1 Mini. The card only goes in part of the way, I feel something springy but it goes no further than a quarter of the way
If you take the bottom housing off, the motherboard is located on the other side of that SD card slot. You should be able to see if the port is visually damaged, or inspect it closer as you push a card in and out. The mini’s slot is covered by an aluminum heatsink so you may need to remove that too to get a better look.
Thanks so much, It’s getting late here in the UK so I’ll do this tomorrow.
The problem is on my A1, not my A1 Mini so I’m guessing this is the correct guide: Mainboard Replacement Guide - A1 | Bambu Lab Wiki
Is that the Micro SD slot to the very left of the image, a little over halfway down between the 2 holding screws? It has a QR code underneath?
Also is there a link to the main board on the shop page? I can’t seem to find it?
Thanks btw, really useful post that helps a lot.
I think I’ve probably bent something in the slot, I even lost the SD card that was in it (I probably hoovered it up). I’ll inspect it tomorrow so I might be slow to respond in my next post but really thanks.
