Bambu Labs X1C / P1S Custom Chamber Heater - PREBUILT - 3D Printing Tools
Custom made chamber heater with external PSU / temp controller box
**PLEASE READ FULL DESCRIPTION**
This is the prebuilt kit. It will come fully built and wired, ready for installation. For those of you whom are comfortable completing the wiring yourself and need the heater as soon as possible, we also offer the heater as a 'build kit' option. The build kit can be found as its own listing here on our site.
PSU Housing
Heater unit is printed in ASA-CF and the PSU box is printed in matte PLA as standard. I have provided a selection box to for you to choose an upgraded box material. Boxes can be printed in PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, PETG-CF, ABS-GF, ASA-GF or ASA-CF. I keep a large selection of PLA colors, but if you choose one of the upgraded materials color selection will be more limited. To reduce total variations on this listing, I have only provided the most common color options. If you're after a color not listed, please enter your first choice for color(s) as a note with your order and I will contact you after purchase if to let you know what colors are available for the material you've selected.
Components & Installation
Uses a Meanwell 350w 24vdc PSU and a 200w 24v PTC heater element with 2x 50mm fans, all protected by a fused IEC power plug/switch.
Installation will involve drilling a ~1/2" hole in the floor of your housing to run the wires out of the chamber. The heater unit just snaps into place beneath the AUX fan. I recommend using a 1/8 bit for a pilot hole and then use a unibit (step bit) to get to 1/2". There is a small molded indentation near the back left of the chamber floor, this is the perfect spot to drill.
Drill your hole, run the wires from inside out, snap the heater unit into place, and plug in the connectors. Plug in your AC power to the PSU box and set your temp with the temp controller and you're ready for less warping, better bed adhesion, and better layer adhesion!
Both the fans & the heater are controlled by the temp controller automatically.
IOT / Smart Plug Remote Control
Starting a heated print that will finish while you are away from your printer? You can add an IOT outlet controller to be able to turn the heater on and off remotely via your smart home control apps (or via the plug manufacturer app). If you turn the heater on and off this way it will save the last used settings. Truly a set and forget option. Turn it on remotely to start preheating, turn it off when the print finishes so you're not wasting energy. The kit is offered with an optional IOT plug but you can always add one of your choice at any time.
Android / Alexa plug - this plug can be controlled from the manufacturer app, or it can be directly integrated into your existing Google / Alexa Smart home controls to be used with voice commands. This plug can still be controlled from Apple devices via the manufacturers app but will not integrate directly with the Apple homekit ecosystem.
Apple plug - this plug can be controlled from the manufacturers app, or it can be directly integrated with Apples homekit smart control ecosystem.
Tips / Suggestions
You should set the temp ~5° lower than your intended temp because heat rises to the top of the chamber and the temp probe is near the bottom in the heater unit.
I recommend not going above 55-60° C. Since the BL printers were not designed with a high temp heated chamber in mind, limiting your temp to ~55-60° leaves enough headroom to protect your stepper motors, bearings, belts and other electronics inside the chamber.
Turning the heated bed on along with the chamber heater will further reduce heating times but the 200w heater element puts off a lot of heat. 55-60° C chamber temp is more than sufficient to see benefits and increase the bed and layer adhesion of all materials while reducing warping. It is still good practice to use a brim where possible. We also highly recommend Holden Enterprises G10 / G11 build plates - you can find them on Etsy.
When your print finishes turn the heater off and let the chamber cool naturally without opening the door. Minimizing and slowing the temperature gradient is the goal with a chamber heater, so it's important to let it cool on its own before you open the door to remove the print.
Disclaimer / Shipping
I am happy to answer any questions or assist with getting it set up, however you are responsible for the final installation and you use this at your own risk. I take great pride in my work and would never sell anything I thought was unsafe but I take no liability for incorrect use or installation, or any issues that arise from use of this product.
Shipping: Ships from Perkasie PA, please allow 1-6 weeks for production and shipping.
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Customer Reviews
It took a long time to get, but so far worth the wait! I am relatively new to 3D printing and purchased this because I wanted to print ASA and ABS and I installed a venting/filtration system for particulates and fumes.. but was afraid of printing issue due to the filter system pulling air from the chamber and lowering the temps, increasing chances of warping and maybe other issues.
I have received and installed the chamber heater last week, and it looks really good. Almost OEM-like as shown in the pictures. The heater housing is black with fuzzy skin, looks much better than in the product pictures here.
Instructions for install were good, excepted I could have used a picture for the best spot to drill a hole for the wiring. Also, 1/2" is nowhere large enough to pass the connector through - I used at least 5/8". I also include below a picture with a yellow dot showing where I chose to drill on my P1S. I do not think this is exactly where Matthew was hinting at, but it allowed to pass the wiring without the wires going behind the housing inside the printer: I was afraid it would prevent the housing from snapping in place snug to the wall due to the thickness.
Only did one 4.5h print with ASA so far, and with the AC INFINITY T4 Pro inline fan sucking air from the chamber at level 4 (I also tried level 5) the heater had no issues maintaining the chamber temp at or above 50 deg C, and it was cycling ON and OFF (not running continuously).
I've posted a graph of the temperature reading during this print, from the AC Infinity controller with a Temp sensor located near the top right side of the chamber above the rail. I only had the heater set to ~48 or 48.5 deg (wanted to be conservative to start).
So far real happy with it :)
Note: As I said, it took a LONG time to get here and I got scared a bit by some comments on reddit or some other forums about the heater never shipping, but once I contacted Matthew he explained he was dealing w family issues and my item would ship soon. When shipping label was created, it still took another week to show the package as received by USPS but eventually it made its way to me. Only reason for removing one star - very happy so far with the product.
Wow, Thierry - thank you so much for taking the time to write this review and provide all this information & photos. I'm really glad you're happy with the heater. I totally understand the wait was long and that's a perfectly valid reason to dock a star. I'm working on my process to try and get them out sooner, and I should be through the worst of my situation and back to having more time to dedicate to keeping up with heaters. It was just a rough patch of life circumstances and taking on more orders than I could handle. I should probably put the item out of stock in the future when my queue is full.
A few comments -
For hole size, you're right - I've changed the connector I use for the heating element a few times. The one you received is the one I'll likely stick with but it does require a larger hole in the base of the chamber. I was using a different connector that was more slim and could fit through a 1/2' hole but switched back to the one you recieved for different reasons. I'll update my description to reflect the current connector.
A picture for hole placement is a great idea and would be a lot easier to follow and know for sure you're in the right spot than my explanation in the description. I'll take one and add it to my listing photos. Realistically, anywhere within reason will work so long as you double check and make sure you're not going to hit a belt on the underside of the printer.
As for never shipping - since I've been doing this across all my shops there have been 3 people whom justifiably ran out of patience when I was dealing with my life circumstances and chose to open a case or charge back, even though I would have refunded them no questions had they asked. Despite this, I ultimately sent each of them the heater they ordered, free of charge. I hope they're happy with the heater in the end - I never heard back from any of them however.
I hope this helps answer some questions or concerns anyone may have.
Thanks again Thierry, I really appreciate it!
Seller was swamped and kept in contact with me. Got the chamber heater. Looking forward to using it.
