Bambu Lab A1 make house lights flicker

SpudMaster · Sunday at 17:24

So had the A1 for week now and there other day we noticed the house lights flickering occasionally. Turns out it's the A1's heatbed that causes it. There's lots of reports from other users with the same issue online.

Does anyone here have the same problem or managed to find a solution?

Ace Modder · Sunday at 18:29

This doesn't help you, but no issues with both our A1 & A1 mini running at the same time.

Have you tried a different power outlet on another wall?

SpudMaster · Sunday at 18:51

Yeah, originally had it running downstairs. Now upstairs and with same issue. Notice it on main light in living and kitchen etc but also lamps plugged into wall sockets.

Seems to affect quite a lot of users.

AC Power - bulbs flickering when A1 in operation

I’ve noticed that majority of my LED bulbs are flickering when A1 is printing. It is barely noticeable, but once you see it you keep concentrating on it. House is ~15 years old, no issues with electricity. I found multiple users with similar issues on reddit, one of them mentioning: The AC...

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Zaf · Monday at 22:22

That’s not right, I have an A1 and P1S both running at the same time on the same 13A socket and smart bulbs throughout the house and haven’t experienced this :-/ What happens if you boil a kettle from the same socket the printers plugged in?

BeelzebubUK · Tuesday at 17:06

I have Tapo light switches and an LED light in the same room as my A1 and no flickering at all.