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A1 melting safety risk

TLDR: A component called a NTC thermistor on the AC board can overheat and catch fire. In some cases it melts through the bottom of the A1. 3D Musketeers have collected 70 reports of this problem. BambuLab remains silent on the issue. If you run a A1 please place it on a non-flammable surface.

Viking4269 in r/BambuLab

December 26, 2025 9:11 PM

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Gamers Nexus wants to buy your A1 printer if it has caught fire for their investigation on the NTC thermistor issue.

none of them have caught fire Aged like milk in just a few minutes https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1tgt4mz/this_has_to_be_the_worst_a1_fire_ive_seen_so_far/

Azaphrael in r/BambuLab

May 19, 2026 5:52 PM

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This has to be the worst A1 fire I've seen so far

I saw this not too long ago on Instagram. I can basically guarantee that there will be another recall. For some reason, the A1, compared to the rest of the entire Bambu line, is extremely susceptible power problems, thus leading to fire concerns. I got my Bambu Lab A1 LONG after the first recall (as

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SpoiledChamp in r/BambuLab

May 18, 2026 6:04 PM

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3D Printing on Reddit Amirite

Careful with the tinker word, you'll trigger people... and also why that whole joke exists. But you are right, Bambu Lab printers are fire 🔥💯

geekofweek in r/3DPrintingCirclejerk

December 23, 2025 5:55 PM

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Wife wants me to throw out the K1max and buy a Bambu. I'm out of ideas, please help me

Honestly, with how much you've tried already... Ditch that printer. I'm not saying it's a bad machine in general, But honestly i think your unit is just kind of fucked at this point.Could you fix it? Probably. Is it going to be worth the extra cost in replacements and the countless hours tinkering?

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DynamicMangos in r/FixMyPrint

November 4, 2025 9:37 PM

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Please Recommend an FDM Printer

Bambu Lab A1 is currently $299 with free shipping. It handles one roll at a time. I have over 2500 hours of mostly terrain printing on mine, and I've only had one major issue (which simply involved cleaning the hot end) and it was my own fault. it has auto levelling, flow calibration, and a robust r

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DesignatedImport in r/3DPrintedTerrain

January 28, 2026 5:22 AM

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What’s shaper than a saw? A 3D printer’s plate.

Turn on the build plate detection. its gonna check at every start (maybe an extra 2-3s max) but if its not in their proper place its not gonna start the print and alert you.https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/a1-mini/manual/build-plate-detection For my mini, even if its misaligned just 1-2mm its wont start

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Arageus in r/BambuLab

March 10, 2026 1:12 AM

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A1 NTC failure

Another A1 — u/BambuLab : please address this asap, the A1 community deserves answers re: this clear safety issue. u/mobius1ace5 — another one ! To all who aren’t aware of this issue with the a1, please search ‘A1 fire’ in this subreddit

new_guy9000 in r/BambuLab

December 22, 2025 1:10 PM

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Bambu Lab owners be all like:

/uj Can I just remind the Bambu owners furiously downvoting this that we're in r/3DPrintingCirclejerk and not r/VerySerious3DPrinting. It's intended purely as a joke about the A1s and their propensity to melt and occasionally catch fire, not a actual statement of my opinion. Example here: https://ww

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snacktivism in r/3DPrintingCirclejerk

September 16, 2025 10:56 AM

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Bambu Lab 3D printers: Never again - Jeff Geerling

I almost hate to admit it -- I believe in open source and work in the software industry so am intimately familiar with all of these behaviors -- but I'm here too. In fact, the walled garden approach is the entire reason I finally got into printing after all these years. I'm interested in the prints,

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Pyran in r/BambuLab

May 12, 2026 6:38 PM

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