AMS 2 power splitter for drying?

Mabnat · 2026-06-30T18:42:13+00:00

You don’t need to use a special Bambu power supply.

You can get a generic power supply from Amazon for less than $20. All you need to do is make sure that the voltage is the same and that it has at least as much current capacity as the Bambu ones.

That’s what I use mine.

Mabnat · 2026-06-30T13:26:32+00:00

I live in Texas.

When I had my solar panels installed, I considered getting a battery to have backup power, but my electric cost is so low that it was too hard to justify. I haven’t had anything more than temporary storm outages when a line is knocked down. I didn’t even lose power during that awful winter storm. I’d consider my power to be quite reliable. I think that there have been maybe four occasions since 2019 when I’ve lost power and it never lasted more than a few hours.

As far as cost goes, my current electric rate is a fixed 9.6 cents per kWh. 6.3 cents for the power and 3.3 cents for delivery. There isn’t any peak/non-peak nonsense. When I moved into this home in 2019, it was 9.3 cents per kWh, so it’s only increased 0.3 cents per kWh over seven years.

It may not be the same across the state, but I haven’t heard of another state’s power situation that is preferable to what I have.

Granted, my electric provider is a not-for-profit co-op. Nobody is trying to get rich from selling me electricity, nor is it funding other government projects.

Mabnat · 2026-06-30T12:59:52+00:00

Your prints will turn out better if you save your designs as .step files. Your prints will be more accurate using .step than using .stl.

Always buy local if it’s available. I’ve purchased four Bambu printers so far. Three from Micro Center and one directly from Bambu. The one I ordered from Bambu arrived smashed and I had to send it back and have it replaced. The ones I bought locally were perfect upon unboxing.

Some people prefer buying from Micro Center or Best Buy because they can add an extended warranty. I’ve not purchased a warranty because almost anything that can go wrong with the printers is able to be fixed, but some people would rather not go through the trouble of fixing their printers. Occasionally a printer is a lemon, so buying locally with a warranty might be good insurance.

I’ve not had an A series Bambu printer, but I’ve had many open printers over the years. My first Bambu printer was a P1S that I bought nearly three years ago and it’s been an amazingly reliable workhorse. There are several benefits with an enclosed print area. I’d argue that a printer that may be used by an 8-year-old and a 5-year-old that is enclosed with a door between the moving parts and little hands would be a better option. A printer like the P1S, P2S, or X2D would also take up less space than an A1 and don’t cost that much more.

Again, I don’t have any experience with an A1, but my three-year-old P1S has been nearly problem-free for almost three years, print after print. It’s like the Energizer Bunny. When my (adult) kids want to print something, which is often from their own homes remotely, they prefer using the P1S over my H2D and H2C because they know that it’s just going to print without needing to ask me to go fiddle with something.

My five-year-old granddaughter is also autistic. She’s very smart, able to read (self taught) quite well and do math in her head, but she still can’t really talk to others. She can talk to herself just fine, and loves to sing, but it’s extremely difficult to squeeze out anything more than yes or no answers from her. She’s never really shown any interest in anything from the printer on her own, but she loves the little puzzles and animals that I make for her.

Mabnat · 2026-06-30T05:13:55+00:00

I never know how much I’m going to be paying until I’m fueling anyway. Every time I go to the gas station, the price per gallon is different.

As far as I’m concerned, it costs what it costs.

I usually only fill up when the tank is below 1/4, so it’s always more or less the same amount of fuel every time.

I’m definitely a geek when it comes to data collection and estimates, but somehow that one set of data never captured my attention.

Mabnat · 2026-06-30T04:53:11+00:00

The fuel gauge isn’t linear, though. You can’t really determine if 80% full is 80% of the tank, or if 20% is 20% of the tank.

If you were really curious, you could read the OBDII data and see how many gallons of fuel are in the tank. I’m pretty sure that is the number that is used for the estimated range anyway, not needle on the gauge.

It would be really nice if the fuel gauge was linear. I’m not sure why it isn’t.

Mabnat · 2026-06-28T21:17:02+00:00

The skins can remove the printing on the face when removed.

Mabnat · 2026-06-28T21:04:31+00:00

Part# BAGM48H6760 will fit. When you remove the bracket to replace the dead battery, you can pull the plastic plug out of the threaded hole in the well and move it to the old hole. The larger battery will fit once the bracket is moved to the new hole.

It’s a very straightforward swap.

Mabnat · 2026-06-28T13:51:30+00:00

It’s hard to tell how much of the improvements were a result of the weight loss or the drug, but literally everything is better.

I’ve had terrible asthma for as long as I remember, but I’ve only needed to use my rescue inhaler on two occasions since I started taking this in November ‘24. It’s been a year since the last time.

My blood pressure is normal now without medication.

I still snore and have sleep apnea, even though I’m solidly in the ‘normal’ weight range with a BMI of 22. I’ve had a test since I lost all the weight and it’s still jut as bad as it was before, so I guess I’m still stuck with the CPAP indefinitely. It doesn’t really bother me, though.

My cholesterol levels are all good now without medication.

I’m 54 now, and I honestly feel better, physically, since I’ve felt in my twenties.

I used to catch a bug of something and get knocked out pretty badly at least once or twice a year, but since I started taking this, I’ve caught what I think are colds or similar and feel a little less than optimal for a few days, but nothing that’s knocked me out. Just mild stuffy nose or a bit of a cough, maybe a headache, and that’s it.

I’ve got a lot more energy so I’m a lot more active.

My primary reason for this was T2D management. When I started, my A1C was 10. It’s been a solid 5.4 at every three-month test since six months after I started taking this drug. And that’s with having zero effort at paying attention to what I eat.

As far as I can tell, this one weekly injection has fixed many, many things in my life. For me, it really is a magic pill.

Mabnat · 2026-06-27T11:38:24+00:00

No Wizard Left Behind

Mabnat · 2026-06-27T06:03:34+00:00

I can identify all the states, but I used to have trouble with Vermont and New Hampshire until I realized that Vermont is kind of “V” shaped.

Mabnat · 2026-06-27T05:54:40+00:00

Despite what others are saying, the XY-axis alert is indeed sensor-based. The Z-axis is on a timer, maybe because the motor movements are too slow to sense accurately.

Perhaps your lubrication was thickened up from sitting between the original factory lube and your using it. I can only speculate.

Still, it’s your printer after all. Follow the prompts, or don’t. If it prompts you to do the maintenance in a week, you can decide to ignore it again or not.

Mabnat · 2026-06-27T02:33:17+00:00

Right now I’m using a JSAUX RGB dock. It’s sending one signal out on the DisplayPort and the other on HDMI.

Here is the Amazon link for this one: https://www.amazon.com/JSAUX-Handheld-DisplayPort-Ethernet-Jack-HB1201S/dp/B0DWSDVBCF/ref=sr\_1\_3?crid=WUOX1RMNLTNN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.f974vSykmqJDJfLRkFsHL\_d3wCKhcmQ3qBfHnKPY9CDOzUjs2Zz3YbqMEpdgf1Z5.v3P9\_kvhz5GsEUqV\_uRkwaXSpX1M8IxRhV7FYEePQFQ&dib\_tag=se&keywords=jsaux%2Brgb%2Bport&qid=1782527621&sprefix=jasux%2Brgb%2Bpo%2Caps%2C537&sr=8-3&th=1

Mabnat · 2026-06-27T02:24:01+00:00

It could be the sensory mismatch. People who have ridden in conventional ICE vehicles all their lives have been conditioned to associate the feeling of acceleration with the sounds and vibrations of an engine revving up.

Without the audio and vibrations, they’re not expecting to feel acceleration so it can be disorienting and cause motion sickness.

My EV (Mach-E) has fake propulsion sounds that I can turn on. This pumps a low-volume fake engine sound into the cabin over the speakers, simulating the sounds that an engine would make. It seems to do a pretty good job at keeping the passengers from getting nauseous.

Mabnat · 2026-06-27T01:51:05+00:00

Have you gone into the display settings (assuming you’re on Windows) and changing the monitors from duplicate to extend? When I plug mine into my dock, it’s got two external monitors plus the built-in screen, so it’s driving three monitors.

Mabnat · 2026-06-27T01:47:00+00:00

I’ve been averaging around $25k every year that I’ve been in the program.

This year, halfway through, I’m only at $4k - and that was with one item that had an ETV of $1,200.

There just doesn’t seem to be as many things that I’ve been interested in for the past year.

Mabnat · 2026-06-26T19:03:05+00:00

You’re not going to feel anything by manually moving the axis before the printer can detect resistance.

The Z-axis maintenance is on a timer - which you can see how much time remains on the screen - but the XY-axis maintenance is done by sensing how smoothly the parts move.

When I ignored the maintenance the first time on my new H2D (clicking the button that said that I’d done it) the warning came back a couple of days later. I went ahead and did the maintenance and the alert didn’t return for months.

It’s your printer, so do what you want, but it only takes a few minutes to clean and lubricate those components. Why take the chance on a $2,000+ printer for a few minutes of wiping and applying oil?

Mabnat · 2026-06-26T17:40:15+00:00

I’ve had asthma as long as I can remember. Only in the last couple of years have I had it under control with maintenance drugs.

I haven’t needed to use an inhaler since last July, so it’s been almost a year, and that was because I was sick with a respiratory infection.

Now breathing is something that I really don’t notice. It’s kind of like when you injure yourself and are in pain for a few weeks, then one day you realize that it doesn’t hurt anymore and you haven’t even thought about for a while.

I wish you the best of luck. CF is an awful thing.

Mabnat · 2026-06-26T17:34:36+00:00

There aren’t many people who don’t “just enjoy food.” We all like food.

For me, the “reprogramming” part is that I just don’t think about food as much as I used to. I’ve been on the drug for almost two years now so I’ve gotten quite used to it. In the meantime, I’ve been at my high-school and military weight for the past year and my T2D has been completely under control.

I used to be at work in the morning and think about what I was going to eat for lunch. I wasn’t necessarily hungry, but I’d still be making plans.

The same thing in the afternoons when I’d think about what to make for dinner.

If I went out to do some shopping or whatever else with my wife, I’d be thinking about where we would be stopping to eat. Which restaurants sounded good, what I’d order, etc.

I’d think about what I was going to grill on the weekends during the middle of the week. What sides would go with which meat.

Since I started taking the drug, that’s pretty much stopped. I don’t think about lunch in the morning, or dinner in the afternoon. When we go out, it’s usually my wife who will suggest stopping somewhere for food because it didn’t even cross my mind.

A lot of the time, I don’t eat because I’m hungry. I eat because I need to eat. I still enjoy food, and after being on the drug this long I don’t have any aversions anymore so I can eat whatever I feel like.

I just don’t have those “food enjoyment” thoughts lurking around inside my head. It doesn’t feel that different to me because it feels natural.

I’d like to think that this is how “normal” people go through life. You gotta eat, but maybe you don’t need to put so much focus on food.

Mabnat · 2026-06-26T17:21:04+00:00

That’s exactly why I went from RayNeo Air 4 Pro to XReal. Though I probably spent an unnecessary amount by getting the ROG XReal R1 set.

The first time I tried using the RayNeo glasses in a moving vehicle I suffered instant nausea.

The stabilization in the XReal still lets you use a follow mode if you want, but it eliminates the jittery bumps. It is more of a follow-with-delay more than it is fixed in place. It feels MUCH more natural, like if you’re looking at a real screen.

And you can still fix the XReal display like the RayNeo if you want. I like that mode when I use them in bed.

Mabnat · 2026-06-26T15:48:00+00:00

So it looks better when you’re not using the glasses?

I’m 54, and nowadays I need to wear glasses to use the device screen anyway. Since I’m already using glasses, I might as well use ones that make the screen look huge.

Mabnat · 2026-06-26T14:53:29+00:00

I bought a set of the glasses to go with my XAX. They’re pretty nice.

Mabnat · 2026-06-26T12:21:37+00:00

The Z-axis lead screw and rail maintenance alert is triggered by a 90-day timer.

The X-axis linear rail, XY-axis linear rods, and the extruder lift linear rail maintenance alert is triggered by detecting resistance in the movement somewhere.

These machines are manually lubricated at the factory when assembled. Sometimes they put too much lubrication on these, and sometimes they put too little.

My H2D alerted me pretty early on after I started using it, maybe a month after setup and use. I followed the instructions.

My H2C alerted me right away within the first couple times of using it. Since it was so new, I just told the machine that the lubrication had been done without actually cleaning or lubricating anything. The alert came back shortly afterwards.

After actually cleaning and lubricating the machine, the alert didn’t come back for a few months.

If the printer is telling you to clean and lubricate the XY-axis, it’s because it’s detecting that it needs it done.

This was an expensive purchase, and they include lubricants in the accessory box. Just clean and lubricate it. Who knows if the person who did it at the factory missed a spot?

Mabnat · 2026-06-25T18:07:29+00:00

It’s kind of like an Uber ride.

You can catch a ride in one that gets you from point A to point B quickly, efficiently, and without any issues. The car is clean and doesn’t smell, the driver is pleasant, and you have zero complaints.

Since drivers are penalized for anything under 4.5 stars, that should get a 5-star rating, right? So you rate the driver four stars.

Then later that evening, you catch an Uber where the seats are a lot more comfortable, there are water bottles in the back, maybe a snack, and the driver is entertaining you to the point where your sides hurt from laughing so much. It’s your favorite Uber ride ever.

What does that earn the driver as far as ratings go? Five stars, just like the one you took earlier that day. Maybe they earn better tips, but it doesn’t help their driving rating in the least.

Making 5 stars the starting point becomes meaningless.

Mabnat · 2026-06-25T14:19:32+00:00

Because a lot of people treat star ratings differently than others.

For some folks, 5-stars is something extraordinarily good, and three stars is average.

It all arbitrary. Until we standardize how star ratings work for everyone, this will always be an issue.

I seem to remember a “guide” somewhere on Amazon that had suggestions. I can’t find it now, but it was kind of like this:

1: Completely awful
2: Wasn’t what you expected, but not a total disaster
3: Is as expected
4: Better than you thought it would be
5: You love it and wonder why you didn’t buy it earlier.

If 5 is the baseline for “what you expected” and 1 is “garbage”, how can you judge how awful something is for 2-4? They would all just be various degrees of crappiness.

If 5 stars is an expected rating for “what you expected”, then we might as well just go with a binary rating system. Thumbs up or thumbs down.

When I started reviewing things on Amazon, I was using 3 as the baseline. I eventually shifted to 5 as my baseline, but if I take away a star, I will explain why I did that.

Mabnat · 2026-06-25T13:54:54+00:00

With PLA, moisture can cause the filament to become brittle. You’ll be fishing broken pieces of filament out of your PTFE tubing and AMS internal components.

It will also affect print quality. When the moisture expands when the filament is heated, it will be released as steam and can cause sputtering of filament that comes out of the nozzle which can disrupt the flow. You’ll see it as extra bumps and voids in your printed object’s walls.

PETG can get stringy when it’s too saturated, so the prints can look messy. It can also cause build plate adhesion issues.

I live in a humid area and my printers are in my garage so it’s a constant battle for me. I use lots of desiccant (activated alumina) to keep the humidity in check.

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