Keep on or turning off?

Bambu Lab P1 Series
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Hi there, I have a P1s plus AMS, did you turn off the printer during the non use period or keep always on ?

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I have got a X1C and most of the time I’m turning off the printer using a smart plug.
Waiting for led controller with mqtt and Hue (Zigbee) support to automate that.

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My X1C is only used a few times a week. If I expect to use the printer later the same day, I’ll leave it on, just for convenience. I don’t leave it on overnight unless it is busy printing a large model when I’m ready for bed.

I don’t think it really matters to the printer.

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I have read somewhere that if you turn off the printer it lost all the settings and need to do the first setup again…

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Nope, never had that.

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Also for the P1S is the same ?

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Also for the P1S, which I own.

I also use a smart plug, that brings the power consumption below 0.5 watt, in contrast to the P1S which consumes 6 watts when idle (together with the AMS). However be careful with smart plugs, only Zigbee and BLE work efficient, Wifi plugs draw much more power (although still less than 6 watt)

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Here in Switzerland I can’t find swiss plug.

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I keep all of them turned on for 11 months now. No issues so far.

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I use Tapo smart plugs, works fine, power consumption less than 1 W.
Compared to my Qidi, the X1C is a really “green” printer. :grinning:

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Waste of energy to keep it on when not printing. Measures around ~5 Watts alone and ~7 watts if AMS is connected i believe.

In a country where electricity isn’t the cheapest it can add up.

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Well, I had it in stand-by since I got it a few months back.

So, a quick calculation: 7W x 24h x 365days = 61320Wh = 61.32kWh

At 40cent per 1kWh that results in roughly 25€ per year - or one roll of standard filament.

Regarding the environment, with an estimated emission of 500g/kWh CO2 equivalent one is responsible for 30kg CO2 equivalent per year. Whatever that means in detail, it is more than the printer weighed in its shipping crate when I had to carry it home by hand.

I am turning it off from now on.

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I’m measuring a consistent 15 watts in standby mode on my P1S (even with the LED strip turned off) + AMS.

I suspect the high power consumption is due to the Wi-Fi, as my printer is in the basement and only shows one bar of signal. A smart plug would probably make a lot of sense here.

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So, new to these systems. PS1. No Power off in software? It can’t be good for the for it to just be shut off by rear switch? Will it eventually corrupt operating System? I lost a raspberry pi that way. It no longer functions after being Idle. Just turning it off without powering it off in software first. I do to use it all the time and it is just to make project parts. Also, for experience running machine 24/7 they wear out or glitch way faster.

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