The new fan has slightly different model number, so I suspect Bambu Lab has changed the fan to address the issues with fan noise on the Control Board fan. Have you had any issues with your fans failing or making noises? How did you deal with it?
Great video. I was thinking of getting one and now I know how to quiet it down when I get it. I did notice one thing tho when you took the AMS Feeder off it was small and white but when you put it back on it was not the one you took off did they update them and you just got a new one??
Thank you for the feedback, glad you enjoyed the video. Yes you are correct, I replaced the original feeder with the multi AMS feeder as I am planning to get a second AMS soon. But it doesn't add anything else, no other improvements to the feeder or the AMS.
Thanks for the video. I also had this issue. I replaced mine three months ago and the noise is back. I'm thinking of going to the noctua fan as well. Also, where did you get the file for your purge chute? I like the idea of the mounting bracket.
Thanks enelrad6908, glad you liked the video. Interesting the noise is back for you, so far mine is OK but I have been doing less ABS printing. Do you know if the replacement fan had the new model number (ending B05M)? Have you contacted support to get a replacement fan? The main reason I didn't go with the Noctua fan is it would have meant cutting cables and that would likely void the warranty. If something failed you wouldn't know if it was because of the modification or just a fault with the printer that would need a warranty claim. The design of the printer is too new to know what might happen over time. Yes, the purge chute bin I used is from Zodiase on Thingsverse, www.thingiverse.com/thing:5848181 and I just used 3M tape to stick it to the body. Hope that helps.
@@T8Maker I have not contacted BL support for the second fan. I already have a spare fan (ending in S05M-P) and have a Noctua on order. My plan is to use my current repair parts before going to alternate repair methods. Thanks for the link to the bin. Have fun printing. 🙂
That looks like the old fan, I would log a ticket and try to get the newer model fan. But I would do the same, the Noctua would be last effort solution, mine is put away for that use case. If I end up using it, I will put it on a short video. No problem on the bin, enjoy :)
I dont know if the ABS printing caused that.I just got mine, didn’t even print yet and that fan is rocky and loud. Just a bad design with that fan. After seeing how much thermal paste they use on that heat sink I would have to think a redesign with a part that runs cooler would be better, or at least a quieter fan.
@ryancameron1610 Around 00:29 I do show the sound before the fix (in fairness I have background music also, note for next time...). But at the end of the video its not possible to demonstrate the noise of the fan because Bambu Lab released a firmware update which I installed before I did the fan change. This firmware turned off the fan when not printing, so when I finished there was no fan running to make noise. I can say replacing the fan did stop the noise from the main controller fan, but I have no way to demonstrate it, I suppose, without putting a mic up to the fan while printing something. So for now I am afraid you will have to take my word for what its worth.
I got my X1C last week and I really don't find the fans too bad. To be fair, my last printer was the Ankermake M5, so anything would seem quiet after that! I do find that I notice the printhead movements more than the fans on the X1C.
You can adjust the fan speeds for the part cooling, auxiliary and chamber fans, which does help if it is annoying, in my case it was the motherboard fan that did have an issue and needed replacing. I suspect it was caused by overheating of the fan due to printing high temp filaments and possible my lowering the chamber fan to reduce noise causing the chamber temp to climb. Re the print head, you can reduce the speed of the print which will reduce the noise. But as with everything in life its a trade off between speed, heat and noise. Hope you enjoy your new printer and have a good experience with it.
@teabagNBG Interesting, not sure if you could fit a 140mm. If that is chamber fan? Or replacing the Motherboard fan? Also check the voltage of the fan, e.g the chamber fan used 24v fan.
@@T8Maker was thinking about adding a lil bit more space to the led riser, to fit two external fans on the top to suck hot air out... it basically is ok just parts with 70+ overhang needs better cooling i found out..
OMG! The background music is killing the video.... I can barely hear anything of what you say. I am lucky, that there are subtitles, else I would just have skipped your else good video. Please, always make sure that that background music is max 50% of your voice.
@perrosenhave OK, had to go back to remind myself, but wow, yea, I got a bit carried away on that one. Apologies to everyone. I have a noisy office/studio, and audio is a problem, i have tended to put 'background' music in to kill the drone of my network rack fans, normally I would have the background music at -22 to -33db from normal when talking. In this case it is way to loud and is fighting with my voice. Waiting on a new external audio recorder that does 32bit float and a high quality directional mic to arrive that I hope will help me improve audio across future videos, and I will aim to drop the background music while talking, but we will see. Its not the tech that will solve the problem but the skill of the user to use the tools effectively, so there will be a learning curve. Thanks for the feedback.
Yes for the internal fans you can do that, but this noise was the fan for the main controller board, which was faulty. The MC fan cannot be adjusted by software or printer controls. In any case, if its not faulty, it doesn't need adjusting because its not loud normally. Also with the latest Firmware versions, even if it is faulty, you will not hear it because it only turns on after the printer head moves.
@marcosscriven Thanks for the feedback, I have a noisy server rack in the same room, and I was using the music to cover it over. Not a great idea, so I went out and bought a better mic and a 32bit float audio recorder to allow me more room to clean the audio if needed. So shouldn't need background music in future videos. Its all about learning and trying to improve.
All 3D printers require on going maintainence, and this one is no different. I will say that if you need support, in my experience Prusa is the best by far. Bambu Lab is slow to respond but they are not the worst. Also they both have a good selection of spares available. C x 1 is not a bad printer unless you get a dud, but that could happen with anything you buy. And if you do you have a warranty. I think you will be fine 😉
