You don’t need to have an AMS, the A1 Series printers all come with a AMS Hub.
Its this part: AMS lite Filament Hub | Bambu Lab EU
Yep, I just didn’t know the lingo for it
I know this will sound unorthodox but try flipping your spool over so the filament comes off the top, I had less trouble with it that way for whatever reason.
Like everything that is mass produced (and a new model) bugs and gremlins occur, forums like this and people like you posting about these issues will help a lot in development. So much testing goes into these devices however once products are released that’s when the real testing begins.
i do rave about Bambu. I have 20yrs of experience with CNC milling and turning machines, as i’m a CAM software reseller and i write postprocessors. But i have zero knowledge about 3D printing. Last october, i saw a X1C at a customer and he told me, how great it is, as its much steeper learning curve than with older printers. So, i ordererd a P1S with AMS for me. It arrived on time, i followed the quick setup and taadaa, my very first 3D print (the scraper on the SD card) worked perfect. I was fascinated, how my experience with Bambu was PlugnPlay. So i started to create models in SOLIDWORKS, exported them as STEP into BambuStudio and started my first own prints. And i started to read alot about 3D printing and i learnt already a lot from threads here on the forum.
I like my P1S really and i would say, i have about 95% or more first print success. Most problems i had were warping and forgettting brims on small parts. But thats not the printers fault.
i would recommend Bambu to anyone, who has atleast a slight technical background and is ready to learn.
oh, and just for fun, i bought an Ender 3 for cheap. what a huge difference! much more tricky, to get first print success there for me, but also, i blame me, not the printer
just my 2 cents
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Took me 6mths tuning/modding to get my Ender3S1Pro to a stage where I can hit send and expect a reasonable quality print. Its like the old project car you tinker with on the weekends, whereas the X1C I have is the flash 4x4 truck you hop in and “send-it” 
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Well, because most owners don’t have the problems you’re having. I printed 30 great looking prints right out of the box at a fast speed. For $300 or $400 that’s a great buy in 3d printers! I don’t see your complaints about instructions. They’re always better online or even youtube. I haven’t used paper instructions for years! Also, it’s NOT supposed to be a silent printer! It has a slient mode if you want to print slow and sliently but the default is fast speed and with fast speed you have to have powerful fans! Is your Elegoo really fast? That would. be rare to have a fast speed and no fan noise. Seems you’re expecting too much from BL. Prusa, Elegoo, Anycubic, Sovol, and many other printers are good but can they print wirelessly? Are they fast? Do they have multicolor capability?
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honestly, the most mediocre printer I have owned was a Creality Ender 3 Pro. Manual bed-levelling sucks, it prints slowly, the print quality isn’t that great either for something so slow, and it’s very noisy.
I got an X1C and every print of models I’ve made has been perfect. The only time I have an issue is if I try printing a model someone else has made that hasn’t made a Bambu Studio profile, or if the profile doesn’t match my printer setup. Both of which are user-based issues that I can fix.
I bought an A1 recently to replace the Ender 3, and I am so glad that I did; it prints faster, at better quality, is much quieter and does auto-bed levelling. The only thing I hate about it is it came with a Textured PEI plate (my enemy… I hate that plate so much) so I have to fork out money for another smooth/cool plate.
The only device I have had issues with is the AMS; figuring out which materials are abrasive/not suitable has been my biggest learning curve on my migration. Even Bambu Lab states what materials they sell are AMS compatible or not, but glow in the dark, from what I have read, is abrasive and not suitable for the AMS, but Bambu Lab’s variety says it is, so conflicting information is my problem there.
Yes, these printers are heavily marketed to people who know nothing about 3D printing, labelled as great starter printers, but the technical aspects of 3D printing at the very least aren’t beginner-friendly, so investing in a hefty machine for your first printer is not a good idea. Starting with the Ender 3 helped me learn how to 3D print; the machine is useless now, and I hate it, but it helped me learn what I needed to buy a Bambu Lab printer.
Sadly, the folks who were sold the idea that these are beginner-friendly printers, are the ones who have the most issues with the printers. I always recommend people start with an Ender 3 and learn about the headaches of manual bed-levelling, the noise the machines can make, and the slowness before they should even consider something like a Bambu or Prusa machine.
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Completely agree. I would add that there are different levels of “beginner” in the 3D printer world. There is a huge difference between someone who has a lot of tinkering/electronics/IT experience but has never touched a 3D printer, and someone who just buys a new Chromebook when something on the one they have doesn’t work right (yes, that does happen).
All of that being said, I still have a highly modded Ender 3 V2 and enjoy playing with it. Yes, it is slow and the print quality is not AS good as my P1S, but it is perfectly serviceable, can print with just about anything (ruby nozzle, upgraded hotend/extruder/cooling/enclosure/etc) and being brutally honest, the Fluidd Klipper interface is lightyears ahead of Bambu.
The only advice I can offer is to make sure the machine is completely updated and then retest.
I have had no issue and 100s of hours printing
GL
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FWIW, this same arrangement (filament coming off the top of the spool instead of from the bottom) is what Creality advises doing on the K1 Max printer I own. Seemed counter-intuitive to me and I initially ran that printer with spools feeding from the bottom. But sure enough, it works just fine doing it like their sticker on the back of the printer indicates.
I’m not sure who you’re trying to help here, I’ve had crealities and geeetechs and tenlogs and more. I’ve been able to make GREAT prints on all of them after maybe a day of tuning things in.
The bambu is still fighting me a week+ later.
It’s getting returned tomorrow, this is a HUGE disappointment
i’m not trying to help anyone? This was just my experience with that one Ender 3. I haven’t said Creality makes bad printers. But you go you.
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My bad, I thought you were under the impression that I was a beginner and that’s why you said the things you did about bambu not making perfect “beginner printers”
Who pays my work being beta tester? Who’s paying my 2 or more kilograms of filament wasted trying to make the printer works?
I’ve the machine since dec 21, and I just had 3 successfully prints, and not the best quality.
The nozzle hits the print all the time, and it loose parts every time. Bad quality prints, lot of prints failures, wasted filament, wrapping all the time…
And of course, lot of reports with not answer.
The worst machine i had ever.
Yeah feel like we paid for the privilege of developing THEIR product
Buy any first generation product and there will be issues. It’s just how it is. If you want something without issues you have to wait till the product matures or buy an already mature product.
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I don’t disagree at all, the problem is the hype around the printer. It’s good! But not great or excellent like they say it is
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Aham. Like my first Samsung Galaxy, or my brand new rtx4090?
Why you assumed that buying first generation of anything you will be beta tester consumer?
This only happens in this industry and what you call “community”.
Again, all of that is a-ok, but pretending it’s a perfect product while that’s still the case is false advertising
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