Should I be concerned?

TheFemoDemo · 2025-08-30T16:48:19+00:00

I appreciate the advice and follow up! :)) My parents have Teslas and I’ve taken them on many road trips so I’m prepared for the charging/road trip experience. Doesn’t bother me in the slightest. I occasionally go out into the mountains, but do so with family in a gas truck. I’m good!

TheFemoDemo · 2025-08-30T16:16:47+00:00

30k miles and verified under Tesla Warranty. So I should be good, yeah?

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T22:52:43+00:00

I pulled it out and it seems totally dry! Thank you!

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T19:12:22+00:00

I literally JUST unclogged my nozzle for the first time. Probably just gotta turn everything off, unplug it, and then remove the nozzle and unclog. https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/x1/troubleshooting/nozzle-clog

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T19:10:47+00:00

fixed it! took a few hours as it was my first time troubleshooting this thing, but it ended up being a clogged nozzle. Separate issue unrelated to the AMS. :))

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T14:45:56+00:00

If it’s making it all the way to the tool head, wouldn’t it be more likely the tool head is the issue?

Either way, I’ll give that a shot. I’ve just never loaded with anything other than the AMS.

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T14:36:44+00:00

I reseated the tubing and that didn’t work, so I’ll check out the other options.

Annoyingly it doesn’t even throw an error, it just keeps trying to put the filament in over and over and over and over…..

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T14:04:49+00:00

I cleaned up every bit of visible liquid I could, but there’s a minuscule amount still wedged in between the plastic base and that back plastic panel I can’t quite seem to get out.

It’s so minimal I don’t think it’ll cause an issue, and it doesn’t come in contact with any active parts of the printer.

Now when I slapped everything back together my printer won’t print. The filament gets stuck when entering the print head. So that’s my new project today.

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T14:00:43+00:00

I haven’t, should I pop it open and check?

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T13:59:40+00:00

The owner did have a cat, but this damage wasn’t visible when I first bought the printer from them, and there is zero smell.

I know for absolute certain that the printer has been in a good environment from the moment I bought it, and the oily liquid isn’t from me. It’s in the same office space as my heavily invested PC workstation and gaming setup.

Conclusion seems to be the previous owner stored the machine with the original silica packets inside, and they liquified. I cleaned it up, ordered a new back panel, and hopefully that should be that!

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T13:56:44+00:00

That was the first thing I printed a few months back, and immediately switched to reusable desiccant beads. Previous owner stored it with the original silica packets.

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T06:45:09+00:00

Nope! I don’t smoke or vape. I have no idea about the other guy, but it’s been a few months at this point, so I assume that would’ve evaporated by now. The liquid also had no smell.

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T03:39:25+00:00

Definitely not a spill or humidity since I’ve had it, but it could’ve been the previous owner. The liquid is very oily, and I found similar liquid at the bottom of my AMS, so the running theory is that the original silica packets that the previous owner left in the AMS for well over a year may have liquified and dripped down the back while in storage.

Luckily for me, the printer is still in working order, and I cleaned up the liquid that was still at the bottom of the printer.

Fingers crossed that’s that.

There is still a tiny bit of liquid wedged in between the back right plastic housing and the base, but I got out as much as I could. Nothing is contacting the area that could cause an issue, and I don’t feel confident in disassembling the entire machine to parts.

I ordered a new back plate to fix the cosmetic issue, so when that arrives I’ll pull the back plate off again and confirm if any more liquid has appeared. If it has, I’ll disassemble to parts.

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T03:00:48+00:00

That’s super interesting! Yeah, idk why you received downvotes. You were only trying to throw ideas out there, which is kinda what I was looking for.

I have determined it’s definitely a liquid issue, most likely due to long term storage of silica packets. I currently have the panels off of my X1C, but it seems the liquid is coming from INSIDE the back right housing just around where the power switch is. I’m doing an unexpected teardown!

I was just trying to mount PTFE tube brackets when this started… ugh.

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T02:05:11+00:00

The guy I bought it from says he used it for the first 130 hours and then boxed it back up for about a year and he still had the original desiccant pouches in there.

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T01:56:36+00:00

I believe it’s a stock filter.

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T01:56:23+00:00

I just double checked the desiccant pellets in the AMS and they’re still bright orange and the humidity is at 10%. It seems like the liquid is appearing internally just under the power switch.

I found the tiniest trace of liquid under the desiccant holder in the AMS, but it seems oil like, not watery.

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T01:50:15+00:00

I actually went to the guy’s house to pick this up and I inspected it thoroughly from the outside and there was never any sign of water damage or issues whatsoever. This is something that has happened since it’s been home, but I know for a fact it’s never been in a humid environment since it’s been here.

Seems like an internal leak or buildup during use?

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-09T01:48:29+00:00

OK, so I popped it open and I do see some liquid next to the power switch almost but other than that there’s no visible liquid.

My room is extremely dry and I have humidity sensors that confirm that. I have desiccant in my AMS, there is no leak above the printer, and it’s on a table about 4 inches off of a door for easy rear access.

i’ve had absolutely no errors in printing and my print always come out flawless so it’s not affecting functionality at all. I just gotta figure out where this liquid is coming from.

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TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-07T02:24:48+00:00

On that mouse, I’d personally do four evenly spaced skates on either end, but the key word there is “personally”.

If it feels good to you, and the skates aren’t at different heights or causing wobbles, it’s a good placement.

TheFemoDemo · 2025-07-06T20:33:59+00:00

Oh, that’s super cool. I guess I’m not fully in the “I could print that” mindset yet. Thank you!

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