v.2.0 and v.2.1 of Perfect Fit Bambu Lab AMS Feeder Button Cover Protector Saver for ALL revisions of feeding funnel

UPDATE from 15.02.2024:

Recently there have been increasing reports that the new AMS, which will be delivered to customers after October 2023, have larger feeder-funnels. And there has also been a particularly large number of reports since the beginning of 2024. That's why I have now created the new version of my AMS Protector.

Does my AMS need version 2.1 or 2.0?

If your AMS was delivered to you by Bambu Lab before October 2023, then just print version 2.0.

If your AMS was delivered to you by Bambu Lab after October 2023, then I would simply measure the AMS Feeder Funel - see the pictures below.

⚠If the funnel diameter is about 14.3mm, then you should print version 2.0, if it is about 14.5mm, then print version 2.1👌

Thanks to my supporters and testers @linshuuyuu, CROKOBIBI, @TheEngineer, Susi-Knalltüte@user_1817999304, @Encore94 With their great help I was able to check and improve the functionality of the version 2.1!!! 🙏❤👍

Why this Version 2.0?

There are several reports that AMS units that arrived to users from 08.2023 had a slightly changed configuration of the feeding funnel. The AMS Funnel Buttons on the new units are thicker. Thanks to information from users, I made appropriate changes to my popular Feeder Protector and at the same time I made some improvements that I was able to collect from users over time. 

• I titled the PTFE channel towards the spool so that the filament now has better guidance, even when the spool is almost empty. 
• The model is now even more suitable for Hydra Mod where PTFE no longer touches the AMS lid. 
• Few changes to the holding function, which now provides easier installation and good holding function.
• PTFE path is now shaped in such a way that differences in the thickness of PTFE tube are no longer so important. I still recommend using a Bambu Lab PTFE, which is what I tested and have best expierience with.
• And most important - version 2.0 now fits the old and new revisions of AMS feeding funnel. 

Thanks to my supporter and tester @CerialPhreak_1003972. With his great help I was able to check and improve the functionality for the Hydra mod and the new revision!!! 🙏❤👍

Bambu Lab X1 AMS Feeder Button Cover/Protector - what is that good for?

I have read some reports that the abrasive filaments "grind" the feeders from AMS (which are from soft plastic too) very quickly! And this problem may affect the loading and unloading filaments !

I found an interesting feeder cap at Printables (thank you, Maverick Ng, for sharing your model!) and reconstructed it so that the cap sits very stable on the feeder and can still be easily pulled on and removed. Look at Installation-Video on my Instagram Channel - its very easy! :-) 

For this version I achieved the best results with the PTFE length of 18mm. I used a replacement PTFE tube that came with my Bambu Lab X1 Carbon.

This small and very quickly printed tool offers a simple, repeatably accurate and safe way to cut the PTFE inserts for the popular AMS protectors/savers. The cut edge remains precisely square!

Please read the print instructions carefully! They are important so that the small parts can be printed correctly and then sit and hold well on the feeder! 

Print / Install Instructions:

• place them with the logo on the build plate
• first layer line width: 0,36 (0.4 mm Nozzle)
• first layer speed: 10ms per second (for perfect look of the button-surface)
• 2 perimeter, 4 top/bottom layer, 20% infill
• take better PLA/ASA - they are stiffer, for better hold on the feeder
• print layer height: 0.16mm and WALL generator: Classic (in this case please no Arachne) !!!
• It is helpful to swith your Bambulab Printer from “Standard” Speed to “Quiet”!

Cool recomendation from User SHAYDED (Thank you! :-): “If you are struggling with sagging, move the parts closer to the aux fan, orient the overhang towards it, and crank it up to 70-100%”. I had no problems with sagging (just printed 4-5 of them at once and slow), but why not? :-)

Take a look at the Video/Post about this model on my instagram channel: https://www.instagram.com/eds_3d_shop/

!!! Please take a look at this video, here you can see how you can easily get these protectors on the feeder properly!

Short and cool description from User SpectreGadget : “Push forward with the back of the cap against the lever to snap it in place. Then line up an press firmly down to get over the existing inlet, until it snaps in place.”

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- Your BambuLab X1 /P1P/P1S doesn't have enough space in the back for poop collection? Print this slide for side collection!

- Do you start to smell melted plastic when printing? Time to replace filter! Or print this one and fill it with carbon!

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Thank you for your support and.. happy printing!

Ed ;-)