i saw the wiki it says that the cover is actually just an plastic cover when printing hi temp materials it may melt so i think it is actually not necessary
I’m not sure what you’re referring to—could you elaborate on this?
Just taking a guess here, but if they have anything inside the chamber, it should definitely be designed to tolerate the normal temperatures inside.
I think it’s really just to protect the lidar lens. Where did you see that it may melt? I’ve printed a lot of high temp filaments and it’s never been a problem.
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i was printing ppa in my x1c and 2h later i got an hms measeg to clean the bambu micro lidar when i got next to my x1 i saw that the lidar cover was like deformed and soft
Well that isn’t good. Did you add a chamber heater?
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ya i did
Ohh, I think that might be your problem. It must be getting the chamber much hotter than the parts can handle.
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i had the chamber like 60-70 degrees ind ive had the chamber temp control fan on
Could the thermostat be incorrect on the heater? Was it blowing on that side of the lidar?
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Cleaning the lens is something you’ll need to do more frequently when printing with CF, ASA, ABS, and other filaments that release VOCs and fibers.
This won’t damage the LiDAR at all—it just affects the camera’s ability to clearly see objects inside the chamber.
i mess up it was blowing on the side of the lidar
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That sounds unusual for the chamber temperature to be that high. What is your environment temperature?
With passive heating and an ambient temperature of 25°C, I rarely see it go above 50°C, even when printing with a bed at 110°C and a nozzle at 290°C.
I would expect other components to be affected before or at the same time if the temperature was truly that high, so I doubt the LiDAR lens is damaged. It might be worth checking if the temperature sensor is reading correctly. Also, make sure to clean the LiDAR lens—I’m quite sure it’s just dirty rather than damaged. As I mentioned, ASA, ABS, and CF/GF filaments can cause buildup faster than usual, so cleaning the lens is just part of regular maintenance.
I think 60°C is the recommended limit to prevent damaging electronic components.
No chamber heater in my X1C but nylon, PC, and ASA have all printed well after preheating the chamber to about 50°C with the bed. Highest chamber temp I recall seeing during a eight hour print was about 57° C.
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and yesterday i was printing a very tall object and the lidar just smashed in to the thing i was printing and now i have the lidar broken
You must have melted the arm that holds the lidar as normally it is well above the printing surface.
yes i did
and my heater didint had an thermostat it was inside of my x1