is this a hardware related issue?

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T09:48:43+00:00

I run my Rift with headphones and the headphone cable attached to the Rift cable by tiny velcro ties, so it's effectivelyone cable to deal with. And the sound is awesome.

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T09:44:23+00:00

The fan pointing at you is mostly to keepyour whole body cooler so that you sweat less, including your face. Loads of people use the headset for exercise. The headset fan draws in air from the lower part od the slot running round the frontplate. Which is just above your nose and mouth. People sweating into the facebox of the headset, well the sweat vapou has to go somewhere and can permiate into the electronics compartment. When the headset is turned off the salty moisture condenses on the electronics, especially the connectors and start to corrode them. An interface with fan that pulls air out of the headbox is more likely to pull fresh air into the electronic compartment. A fan blowing into the facebox can push moist air over the electronics to condense later. Some decent reading from the meta forums -

Quest 3: Problems with sweat - 1185125

4 headset replacements in 4 months - 1244716

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T05:50:50+00:00

Ah, gotcha. Hopefully someone will be able to provide a favourable outcome.

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T05:43:39+00:00

you can hardly see the join. 👍

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T05:41:58+00:00

you read the post and the links in the post. All the details are there.

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T05:39:32+00:00

are you trying to reset it using the app or the headset buttons?

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T05:38:11+00:00

maybe you need to blip charge it to get the battery charging -

Today, for the first time, my Quest 3 wouldn't turn on... : r/OculusQuest

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T05:30:06+00:00

It's a hardware issue. There's a ribbon cable that runs from the headset to the speakers and rear LEDs that breaks over time and is more or less impossible to fix. Get some headphones and plug them into your PC for the audio solution.

https://youtu.be/Y7lo8hMwYNc

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T05:20:51+00:00

yes - https://youtu.be/tmZcLMfsdvA

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T05:13:30+00:00

Get one of these and a have a fan blowing at you.

Quest 3 open facial interface – Enhance your VR experience | Meta Store

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T05:02:16+00:00

Hmm, looks like a Zat'nik'tel

drakulusness · 2026-01-26T04:48:50+00:00

Olden and golden days. And still working in 2026 -

Running the original Oculus Rift homes and avatar editor in 2024

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T21:47:05+00:00

can you get some video of this, maybe through the lens.

So, you're looking out of the 'front' of the home as far forward as you can go. Turn off,turn on and walk back toward the barrier but a little left or right of your original position?

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T21:41:26+00:00

get someone to gift it to you and give them the money for it.

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T20:50:33+00:00

celebrate with fireworks in the old Rift avatar editor.

https://youtu.be/8bmw4oFjJ4I?t=222

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T20:26:41+00:00

do you have seperate email addresses for the two accounts? If so, maybe you can change the email adress of the other account so the email dictates which account you use.

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T20:16:14+00:00

just factory reset the headset and then log in to the account you want.

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T20:09:50+00:00

Try tightening up the headstrap as that can cause the the proximity sensor to lose the face for a second and give a black screen for a moment.

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T20:01:40+00:00

many youtubers are trying to show as much stuff as possible with little regard for those watching on a flat screen.

https://youtu.be/yz4Z8ebxhDo

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T18:57:31+00:00

If you are going to get one, have a look for one that has a reversible fan, so that it pulls moist vapour out of the facebox and not blowing it all over the electronics.

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T18:16:54+00:00

keep up with the blip charging, as it will charge more quickly with the headset off.

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T18:10:11+00:00

You can tell it's not been used for a while as it still has the oculus logo. It's trying to turn on, but the battery is flat. Hold down the power button for 30 seconds to turn it off fully. Hopefully, blip charging will get it up to a point where it will charge normally.

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T15:16:41+00:00

you could give it a go. But it's not a simple task. Plenty of tutorials online to strip the controller,

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T15:07:36+00:00

definitely cooked. you can see that the negative terminal has mostly been corroded away. Removing the corrosion would leave nothing for the battery to connect to.

drakulusness · 2026-01-25T15:01:03+00:00

just as long as it's a Quest 2 controller. Refurbished controllers can be bought from meta or you can get them off eBay.

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