New Biqu Upgrades Add Drying Functionality for the Original AMS, Lighting for P2S & X2D, and More
The BQDry Mini is one of eight recent Bambu Lab upgrades Biqu has released since early September. The rest include a cheaper Panda Station, an add-on for the H3C, an all-metal AMS rider, and new Knomi, PWR, Lux, and Hub models.
It’s been a while since we looked at what Biqu has been up to and, yet again, there’s a lot to cover. We count eight new Bambu Lab upgrades released since early September. Most are refreshes of existing Panda-series models, but there are a couple of all-new devices and doodads in there.
The BQDry Mini ($99.99) is designed to sit inside first-generation AMS devices, providing heat and moisture wicking functionality while you print – a feat reserved for the AMS HT and AMS 2 Pro inside Bambu Lab’s ecosystem.
It draws from its own power adapter, rather than leeching from the hybrid power/data connection between the AMS and printer. Specs-wise, Biqu claims a 35-60°C temperature range.
Currently only available in its Chinese power adapter spec, U.S. and EU versions are listed, but out of stock.
Biqu’s description of the heater is a smidge generous, saying tool-free but actually requiring you to partially dismantle the AMS in order to swap out the power board. Despite this, the result appears to be a low-impact mod, slipping neatly into the recesses at the front of the AMS for convenient access and control. Biqu claims the AMS’ hermetic sealing remains and is unaffected by the BQDry Mini.
Storage and Mounts
The Naked Panda Station Lite is Biqu’s “budget-friendly alternative” to the Naked Panda Station, giving you space for tools and filament and a place to park an AMS. It’s shipping at $289 as is, or $338.99 if you opt for wheels with it (against $479.99 for the regular Naked Panda Station).
Bambu Lab launched the H3C on November 3, and only a day later Biqu had the Panda Station H3 Rear Extension Kit ($46.99) ready to go the next day. A mod to stretch the surface of your existing Panda Station, it clips onto the back and gives the space for you to put the slightly longer H3C on top instead. The regular Panda Station is available as a combo with the extension bracket for $756.98.
Also a fresh launch, the Panda Exoskeleton ($119) is an all-metal AMS riser for all of Bambu Lab’s X- and P- series machines. Mounting to the back of the printer, it provides up to 10 kg of support, Biqu says, letting you flip a fully-loaded AMS up to 53-degrees up out of the way when you need to get to the build chamber through the top cover.
Refreshed Panda Gear
Biqu’s cheery round display, the Knomi, has a new form in the Knomi V2 ($35.99). Unlike the A-series focused original, which piggybacked on the printhead electronics to ride shotgun in front of the nozzle, the V2 is a USB plug-and-play type device, sitting on top of the P2S, X2D, and H2-series machines. An included Panda Branch as part of the setup means you don’t lose access to the USB port – it’s just rerouted to the top of the Knomi.
The original Panda PWR, which was sold as compatible with any printer using a C14 power socket, evolves in the PWR V2 ($59.99) – now compatible only with Bambu Lab machines. Among its features, Biqu says the PWR V2 cuts the power after a print has completed, or when the flame alarm triggers on a H2-series machine, as well as adds overcurrent and short-circuit protection.
Elsewhere, the Panda Lux RGB PX2 ($78.56) arrives to give the P2S and X2D two magnetic 16-LED RGBW light bars that, Biqu says, show printer status and can respond to the stock printers’ lighting controls. It pairs over LAN using the printer’s IP and access, and ships with the Panda Hub PX2 as a mandatory component in its setup to keep the wiring tidy and inside the chamber
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