Regardless of upgrade approach (either maximit or the Revo), are the stock cooling fans sufficient, or do they need upgrading as well? If I’m reading this thread right, it sounds like no change is needed, but thought I would ask just to be sure before taking the plunge.
More cooling with PLA is always good! Also the single AUX fan only cools on one side, to solve that I run a dual AUX fan mod for symmetric cooling that also has a bento box in the base for air filtering, one of my fav mods for both X1 and P1. If you do it just stick to “SUNON Maglev” fans as are they magnetic and super quiet. Otherwise two 5015 blower fans with ball bearings will be super loud! Also the you need a 13x8mm rocker switch, not a 21x15mm (KCD1-101) model that is listed on the model, thats a mistake.
PS: Anyone interested in modding of Bambu check out my profile (click on my name) there is an invite link to a discord channel i run for bambu modding.
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This guy just recently installed and analyzed a Panda Revo on his X1C. He reaches an interesting, if somewhat surprising conclusion. I’m guessing the same sort of asymptote would occur with the Bambu E3D nozzle?
I’m a little skeptical about both his results and his conclusion, because I can see how his choice of models may have biased the results. For instance, I would think it likely to help quite a bit more than he’s giving credit for when filling in top and bottom shell layers on a large object, such as a storage case like:
What do you all think?
For the $279 that he refers to, I’m starting to think those funds might be better applied toward the purchase of an additional printer rather than gilding the lily. Because 3D printer prices have fallen so dramatically as compared to where they were even just a couple years ago, the economics underpinning the upgrade decision are maybe not as compelling as before. Add a little more money to the $279 and you could have an A1 instead (well, whenever they start selling them again), allowing you to print in parallel, etc, etc.
I think you missed the important part. For me this is the best solution because I already have a ton of printers and they all use Revo … I share nozzles across everything and know I have spares for all my machines. Yes if you have one printer the only plus is the quick change and one thing they don’t tell you is the cold pulls on the Revo’s are stupid easy especially in the Bambu printers just heat the nozzle unscrew, the cutter leaves 1/4 inch above the nozzle so when removed you just need to pull the filament right out manually … very easy no other nozzle does it even close.
Here is the shot of the nozzle so for a cold pull just heat it up to a cold pull temp unscrew and pull the filament
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I can see the appeal of that. You can leverage your existing parts inventory, so upgrading is simpler and less costly than buying and managing a set of duplicative parts that can only be used in your BBL printer.
On the other hand, I’d be willing to bet than when the X2 (or whatever it is ultimately called) is rolled out, it will likely have a larger build volume and a higher than 60w hotend to go with it. What then?
They will make a mod for it and the x2 will mostly use larger nozzles, The tech is already proven … I think with the partnerships they are realizing custom nozzles are more of a pain to manage, leave it to those who know what they are doing … My opinion.
And the new hardware looks like it’s closer … the V3 AMS’s Silent Hardware Update are out and shipping the last 4 AMS’s that I just received in Feb are the new Orange First stages, and a new case which is a bit different than the last two version …
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Here is an image of the new ones. Just the two things I have noticed. I have not disassembled to view the board or second stage.
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Nice!
Which AMS riser did you implement? Is it the Rockchewer model or some other variant? The white pairs very nicely with the purple lighting.
There are so manu different risers….
The top vent Riser is :
So the AMS Riser is :
The Bambu X1 Base Riser is :
The stacking risers for the AMS :
https://www.printables.com/model/411946-bambu-lab-ams-stackable-stand
Your photo inspired me to go unbox the AMS I received this week. I’m not completely clear about what the difference is between v2 and v3, but I think maybe I received v3?
I delayed getting anan AMS until now to give enough time for all the kinks to get worked out. It would be quite ironic if having waited all this while I got stuck with one of the leftover v2’s. 
It came with 3 white spools and one grey spool. That seems a bit random. Why not all white?
Every AMS comes with 3 “Cold” Spools and 1 “Hot (High Temp) Spool” the dark grey is a 90C spool vs the others at 70C (Low Temp) Spool so if you have filament that you want to dry like Nylon that require much higher temps to dry use the Dark Spool.
As for the image above it looks like the ORANGE Feeders which are the new AMS. The old V2 ones are bright Yellow.
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BTW, it looks as though you have some extra buttons or something on your printer’s console screen:
Is that purely ornamental, or if not, what do they do?
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LOL … that’s just cosmetic … you clearly dont have a Nintendo Switch … LOL
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Can you share how did you manage to add 0.15 and 0.25 nozzle profiles? Because neither Orca nor Bambu Studio won’t let me clone a profile for 0.2 to modify it - or I am too stupid to do so 
It’s easy. As I am using Orca Slicer, I will refer to that:
- Select the 0.2 nozzle from the pick list.
- Click the icon to the right of it which pops up the balloon “Click to edit preset” when you hover the mouse over it.
- Click the floppy disk icon near the top of the window which pops up and which is to the right of the nozzle picklist there.
- A “save preset” dialog box will open. Delete the current text and then type “0.15mm nozzle” or whatever name or nozzle dimension
you deem desirable. - Click ok.
Just like that you cloned the 0.2mm nozzle profile as your starting point for the 0.15mm nozzle. That new preset will remain in the picklist forever unless you delete it. Thus, you can easily toggle back and forth between existing nozzle presets and the new 0.15mm nozzle preset that you will be dialing in.
Good luck!
Now pay it forward by helping at least three other people on the forum with a problem that they’re having.
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