Why your Fresh TPU/TPU HF from BL prints bad

Bambu Lab X1 Series Troubleshooting
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I’m just joining the discussion, so maybe I missed it, but does anyone know who makes the Bambu TPU HF?

Last time I looked into the topic (6mo - a year ago), some of the of the other filaments were eSun, SunLu, and Polymaker. When they started adding other brands to the presets, I assumed that was hinting at the supplier of the Bambu branded stuff, but they have no non-Bambu, non-Generic TPU. It would be much easier to troubleshoot with that info, since it would expand troubleshooting searches to all users posting about a specific filament (not just Bambu users).

That lack of transparency also means that they can switch OEMs on a dime by sending out a new Bambu filament X profile with a BS update and an AMS firmware update. That could lead to a smooth transition from an operational standpoint (new RFID identifier on new rolls), but the properties of the prints could be very different.

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If only they did all that. The Basic Black and Jade White issues that have lots of people thrown for a loop came through carrying all the same info, name, etc as the previous good white and black PLA they replaced. Nothing was updated. They just swapped it in.

They can switch OEMs on an even smaller dime.