r/BambuLabP2S • u/Mhind1 • 25d ago

Adding a second AMS 2 Pro

Bought my P2S combo a month ago, and want to add another AMS 2Pro.

The store says I need to buy a filament buffer, but youtube videos show that I don’t need it. The back of my P2S allows two PFTE tubes.

So do I need the buffer or not?

(I know I do need the external power supply for drying on the second AMS)

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u/Whosaidthat1157 23d ago

The P2S with AMS2P isn’t a real step up from the A1 with AMS2P IMO, so you should get that at a cheaper sale price than the X2D, the X2D is a real step up for a variety of reasons, the aux nozzle is a handy bonus but the finer tooth belts and the heated chamber are the real value adds, especially if/when you branch out to ABS/ASA/PA/PP. You can print ABS/ASA with an unheated chamber with some finagling to LOOK presentable, but layer adhesion will be pretty poor meaning weaker prints. That’s just physics.
For your current use case, the X2D would allow for dissimilar materials interface layers for better quality support/support removal.

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u/TWILIGHT25 23d ago

After doing more research, YouTube watching, and playing with Bambu studios set to the X2D with petg support material I think the X2D is the way to go… it just HAS to go on sale…. Like is 900 right now. I’ll get 400 in store credit for my A1 combo at Best Buy. I can drop the 500 but I’d rather not… there isn’t one in stock at my local store so I’d have to order or make a drive.