Why does the H2D have such high standby power consumption?
20W (220V) is really high! At some point, when the printer has shut down further, it still consumes about 15W (220V).
The A, P, and X series consume about 5-6W (220V) in standby. That’s OK.
My electricity in Germany is expensive (0.35€/KW).
I already have so many devices in standby mode.
I’m really sensitive to that.
What do you think?
My X1C was standby at nearly 20watts as well. Electricity in Australia is expensive as well but if you want to save more, use home assistant to control your smart plugs.
The lamp is like 10 watts. Turn the light off.
Speaking of this, is there a way to time the light out after a print, say over night when its finished? I have the time out on when the printer is idle, but I noticed after you run a print, say overnight, when i wake up and the print is finished the light is still on. I dont suppose the idle light time out doesnt resume until the finished printer is cleared? I know I could turn it off prior to going to bed, but it gives me that message saying things (like detection type of functions) may not operate properly without it on.
I used my smart plugs to measure the instantaneous power of my devices
P1S running PLA @35C bed steady state, light off (saves 2~3W)
H2D running PLA @45C bed steady state, light off (saves 8-10W)
This is a known bug and was addressed in the recent beta firmware. On mine, I have to click “OK” on the screen before the light will go out. Check out this thread: H2D Firmware V01.01.03.00 Now in Public Beta! - Bambu Lab H2D / H2D Firmware Public Beta - Bambu Lab Community Forum
Also H2D Chamber light stays on - Bambu Lab H2D / H2D Firmware Public Beta - Bambu Lab Community Forum
I can confirm in the newest BETA firmware that the light turns off after (insert user set time here) a print finishes. It didn’t in previous firmware, but the latest beta it does.
Awesome, I suppose ill wait for it in the official release then.
Which is weird because for me it does turn off after a print. I’m on the current stable firmware and have turned on Energy-Saving Mode for the lights.
I think there is a delay of like 5-10 minutes before it turns off and the new firmware will turn it off immediately after the print finishes?
There is a very simple remedy to the problem!
Unplug the printer from your wall socket or put it on a power strip that has an on/off switch.
0 power consumption!
I already have all my printers connected to smart plugs.
So I know how much power the printers consume in standby mode.
I wonder what consumes so much power in standby mode.
There was a similar topic for the X1.
There was discussion about the M18 G-code.
I wrote it at the end of a print job once. But it didn’t help much.
I already do that.
The only problem is that if you want to use the printer with a laser module, you have to recalibrate the laser every time you power it off.
I don’t understand why that’s necessary either.
I don’t have to recalibrate the printer if it’s been unplugged.
What plug/app is that
25 char
Shelly Plug S Gen3.
https://www.shelly.com/de/products/shelly-plug-s-gen3
20watts of power over 1 year does not equate to anything detrimental to your electric bill. If you can afford to have 3D printers, you can afford 20watts.
Where I live, that’s 61$ a year in electricity. Where my friend lives, that’s nearly 100 bucks a year. While it’s not the worst thing in the world, it’s certainly not an insignificant amount.
Well just turn it off, I don’t know why some things are such a big deal. Do the math of what’s running 24/7 in your house.
20w36524/1000=175.2 kwh
That is about 65 australian dollars/year, equivalent to 3 rolls of basic filaments 
Guess I’ll start to power it off more often then.
It is necessary not only when you power it off but also disconnect the laser module. Basically the way it mounts it’s not a “fixed position”