Hey, thanks so much for all your input. I’d like to give a positive update on what I’ve been experiencing since I’ve received my system. I decided to purchase a Bamboo X1- Carbon with a single AMS package. I also decided to start with a Wham Bam building surface. I purchased a separate filament dry box to house some TPU I intend to begin experimenting with using for gasket projects.
To be clear… We are off grid and have gotten used to no AC at all. The most hot, muggy and humid time of the year is right now (July and August). While we are in the dog days of summer here in Tennessee, my printer system is working flawlessly! Some may suggest I’ve not been using the system in this environment long enough to experience any issues. While this may be the case, (and I intend to posted if I begin to experience any significant problems.) I thought I’d post out here what I’m observing using this AMS with plenty of desiccant installed.
I printed a number of desiccant containers to place in the AMS and purchased some desiccant to fill them with. I’ve been very pleased to find the interior of the AMS remain a very, very low humidity reading with no electricity used whatsoever. I purchased a number of temperature/humidity sensors so I could choose a few that read identical to each other as my references when monitoring my printing environment. I was pleased to find that most of the 12 sensors shipped to me read about the same. The hydrometers I purchased cannot read humidity lower than 10% and this is where the interior of the AMS has remained since I configured the system. Should the humidity reading in the AMS begin to rise… I’d go ahead and switch it out with fresh stuff and dry the damp desiccant out and store it for reuse again.
I believe the picture below will speak for itself. Don’t let the temperature reading fool you… the picture was taken in the early morning hours. I’ve also listed the links to the material and models I’ve printed to help achieve these results. ![]()
Thanks again for all your input!
Desiccant
Desiccant Tray (Inserted in the back compartments of the AMS)
Dry Box (Three blue printed boxes installed in the front of my AMS)
Hygrometer
