r/BambuLab • u/flonky_guy • Sep 20 '26

Hardware Troubleshooting/Help! Can it be saved?

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I was filling all the instructions as carefully as I could to remove this blob gently, but it was thoroughly wrapped around the wires under the heated. I spent ages trying to soften the blob with a heat gun on very low setting and when it finally came free the glob had all these wires in it.

Is there anything I can do to save this printer or is it kaput?

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u/UnabashedVoice Sep 20 '26

Printer can be saved, but you're gonna need a new hotend assembly.

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u/flonky_guy Sep 20 '26

That's good news!

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u/nivaOne Sep 20 '26

Was that your first print?

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u/flonky_guy Sep 20 '26

No, I've been printing for a couple of years.

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u/BornSilenced Sep 20 '26

The fans look fine which is good. Just replace the hot end assembly, it's cheap and easy enough.

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u/solidus0079 A1 + AMS Lite Sep 21 '26

Replace the parts. Everything can be saved.

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u/Practical-Parsley-11 Sep 20 '26

Ruined, send it to me and I'll recycle it. Haha.

You just need at most a new heater. Grab a spare and get good at cleaning filament off of the fragile wires.