{"id":25341,"date":"2024-02-05T14:57:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T09:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/bambu-lab-is-recalling-every-a1-3d-printer-dont-use-them-until-you-read-this\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T14:57:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T09:27:03","slug":"bambu-lab-is-recalling-every-a1-3d-printer-dont-use-them-until-you-read-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/bambu-lab-is-recalling-every-a1-3d-printer-dont-use-them-until-you-read-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Bambu Lab is recalling every A1 3D printer \u2014 don\u2019t use them until you read this"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bambu Lab is officially recalling all A1 3D printers (not counting the A1 Mini). The company \u201cstrongly\u201d urges owners to stop using it for safety reasons after it was alerted to \u201cunstable temperature readings\u201d that it first traced to a faulty heatbed cable last week, as reported by Tom\u2019s Hardware<\/em>. After further investigation, Bambu says \u201cless than 0.1% of all the A1 printers sold\u201d are affected by the problem, but it can\u2019t say with 100 percent certainty what the cause is, so it\u2019s offering a full refund to any A1 owner who wants it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The company isn\u2019t recalling any other printers in its lineup, so if you own an X1 series, P1 series, or the A1 Mini that our own Sean Hollister called \u201calmost the easy button\u201d of printers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Here\u2019s a TL;DR of what\u2019s going on<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The company wrote last week that it hadn\u2019t properly designed the heatbed cable\u2019s strain relief \u2014 the fatter part of the cable meant to prevent kinking where it connects \u2014 making it too easy to damage and possibly short circuit. But Bambu now believes another, yet unknown issue could be at play for some printers, leading it to its decision to recall the A1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bambu Lab says that it will take up to 15 business days to process each refund, but if you want to apply the refund to one of its other printers instead, it will give you an $80 voucher to use towards that purchase \u2014 or towards a redesigned A1 printer when they\u2019re available \u201caround May.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Alternatively, you can choose to repair the A1 yourself when new heatbeds are ready around the end of March and receive a $120 voucher to use for anything in Bambu\u2019s online store (provided self-repair is legal in your country). Bambu uploaded a video of the replacement process and detailed it in a written tutorial to help you decide if you\u2019re comfortable going the DIY route.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Finally, Bambu asks that A1 printer owners let the company know which option they pick on this registration page so it can order the right number of parts to prepare. Opting for the self-repair process will actually extend<\/em> the A1\u2019s warranty by six months. Bambu says its official resellers \u201cshould\u201d offer the same terms to those who purchased through one of them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In its blog last week, Bambu included some pictures. Here\u2019s what it says a damaged cable will look like:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A damaged headbed cable.<\/em><\/figcaption>Image; Bambu Lab<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And here\u2019s a healthy cable:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An undamaged cable.<\/em><\/figcaption>Image: Bambu Lab<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Update February 5th, 2024, 12:24AM ET: <\/strong>Added some more detail.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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