Is the AMS HT "worth it"?

Bambu Lab H2D
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Then you take the E2 and the trade-off is gone :sunglasses:

We can be glad that there is the right device for everyone. What bothers me about the Bambu devices is the dependency on the Bambu printer and the fact that it has to run during drying - and then you can’t even print from this AMS while it’s drying.

I’ve already had the S4 for a year and it works wonderfully. Now I’ve recently got an AMS2 and ordered the AMS HT just for nylon, because it’s smaller than another big box from Sunlu and offers AMS functionality for my Bambulab printer.

The whole thing will look different one day when I no longer have a Bambulab printer.

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With the AMS HT you can dry while printing, but you can’t use the AMS functionality then.

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If you drill holes into the lid you can also do that with the AMS2 :smile:

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Indeed, print a nice TPU part to feed the PTFE tube through and away you are.

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Then you can just take the cheaper Sunlu if you leave out the “A” from the AMS :smiley:

Of course it is clear that the automatic feeding for the filament works exclusively with Bambulab printers. There is no need for discussion.

However, the fact that the drying function can also only be started from the devices or the software leaves a somewhat bland aftertaste for me.

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Seems like there is no general answer to the original question :joy:
For some it is an excellent solution at a fair price. For others it is a total waste of money with some serious drawbacks.
It really seems to depend on the individual situation.

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Agreed! The inability to start it from Handy is annoying on my workflow. I can only start it from either when I’m at home, which isn’t the majority of the time…

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The new creality space pi x4 is a much better deal than the s4 right now. 85°c, 4 spools, and it’s $160.

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It’s a great product. In fact it almost renders my AMS-HT useless. I don’t even know why I shall get an HT anymore, as I mainly use the HT for TPU and nylons. But the HT doesn’t work well as an automatic material system for these filaments either… Also its bypass outlet is pretty much a brain dead design, the direction and friction is quite stupid. The internal space is too tight and it only allows a very limited amount of desiccants, so my internal humidity is rising by 1% everyday when I leave a permanent PTFE tube on (but with a tpu cap to seal the tube).

Why I don’t want to remove the ptfe tube? Because I have to use a ptfe tube fixing to prevent it from being pulled out when feeding from the bypass outlet, as the outlet has a braindead outlet direction forcing the filament to bend a lot (unless you put the HT in an awkward position and let it take up a lot of space).

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Currently mine stands next to the printer and the bypass output angle in that position seems to be fine then. Also the AMS exit works fine and (un)loads PAHT-CF without any issues so far.

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Same. I use ABS-GF, PAHT-CF and plain nylon in my HT’s without an issue at all.

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My main interest is PPS and PPA, also TPU… So. …

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I have been feeding TPU A95 from the bypass also.
I have not tested my Ninjaflex A85 yet.