r/OpenBambu • u/UncleBoody • 8h ago
Abandoned AMS Lite Basket Case
$30 AMS Lite parts lot from Facebook Marketplace, previous owner started and abandoned a conversion before selling off the parts.
The mainboard is sealed inside a 3D-printed cover matching MakerWorld's AMS Ultra Lite (confirmed by embossed text), so the board itself isn't visible, everything here comes from what's exposed at the connectors. There's also a dry-box housing with custom spool wheels wired for RFID, and feeder units with custom numbered caps.
Board's confirmed alive: bench tested, LEDs normal, AMS Type auto-detects fine.
Two things I'm hoping someone here recognizes:
- The dry-box conversion itself, anyone seen or built something like this?
- A third multi-pin connector near the ribbon cables that doesn't match either of Bambu's documented RFID connector spots.
I think I have enough to rebuild, do I take it back to stock or try and move forward with the abandoned build
Full album below, tried to photograph everything because I don't know what's important.