Random printing (extrusion ?) problem

Hi people,

First thing first, english is not my mother tongue, so redacted this post with the help of "le chat"from mistral, please endulge any inconstancies in the text :slight_smile:

I have been experiencing inconsistent extrusion issues for the past few days: some prints turn out fine, a few are perfect, and others are completely failed.

The underextrusion problem happens on any layer (not only the first/last), sometimes on a small part of a layer, half of it… it seems totaly random.

Since the results did not follow any clear pattern, I conducted 7 test prints under the following conditions:

  • Print settings: 0,20mm Standard BBL X1C, print by object with this project : https://makerworld.com/en/models/1465285

  • Build plate: changed print positions on Textured PEI Plate (as shown below) Plate has been cleaned with dish soap and perfectly dried before the test.

r/BambuP1S - Random printing (extrusion ?) problem|750xauto

  • Material: Swapped spools in the AMS (Bambu Lab PLA Basic Violet (10700) and PLA Basic Grey (10103)). The filament has been dried before use and the AMS is bellow 22% RH at worst.

I Rated the result from 1 to 5 (1 = perfect, 5 = completely failed, see attached photos),

r/BambuP1S - 1 - normal print|750xauto

1 - normal print

r/BambuP1S - 3 - a few holes|750xauto

3 - a few holes

r/BambuP1S - 5 - totaly wrecked|750xauto

5 - totaly wrecked

I compiled the results in a picture :

r/BambuP1S - Random printing (extrusion ?) problem|750xauto

The issue appears to be completely random, with no correlation to the changes made.

Has anyone already encountered this problem ?

Additionally, I encountered a couple time in the last few days an error β€œThe hotend cooling fan speed is abnormal,” (error HMS-0300-0300-0001-0001) which I temporarily resolved by unplugging and reconnecting the fan connector on the PCB. Could that be related ?

NB : the printer is 3 months old, around 400 hours of printing job, everything is stock on it.