Thank you so much. As a new quest 2 user who's scared half to death that I'll damage the battery I really appreciate the tips and debunking of thoughts I've had.
Hah. Not great. Left control is destroyed. Take it from me. Wear the safety straps. It will save you hundreds. As for battery and that so so. Holds its charge like usual.
I've watched tens of videos, and read more than a dozen articles concerning the technicalities of what you have explained in this informative video. While I still got a little deep into it, I believe your video allows for pretty much 90% of the needed information. Thank you for your efforts!
@@GridDweller77 I'm a carpenter and it was a pain in arse having to discharge the batteries every time and as an apprentice if I wasn't making tea, I was charging batteries! 😅 Lithium batteries were an absolute game changer, often don't need to change cordless drill batteries for days now.
The Anker power station does this, iv noticed when i pick up my headset after a night of charging it is between 100% and 80% Meaning it fully charges and doesnt kick back on until around 80%. Also its just convenient to keep my headset and controllers on the power station.
I got my Quest 2 a month ago and watched a few videos about power banks, including yours. Yours is probably the most detailed one, so it made me subscribe to your channel. That being said, my own observations, from using the Anker PowerCore 10000, is that if I plug it in while playing, my Quest 2's battery says it is "Charging", but it actually neither goes up nor does it go down. In other words, I wait until I'm into the optimal charge zone (say, 70%). Then I plug it in. As long as I make sure to unplug as soon as I turn off the Quest or leave it in Rest mode, the battery will remain at a steady 70% in this case while the power bank actually loses power. I simply then empty the power bank and run on the Quest 2 battery, essentially manually mimicking what the elite strap with battery does. It's probably useful to mention that this specific power bank has an output of 5V, 2.4A so I expect that using other power banks with similar outputs would yield similar results if used in the same scenario.
@@DiscoVRTetiana thanks for sharing. I'm also into astrophotography and know someone who uses Anker.. Think I'm going to order one. By my math's it's a 10k mah & oculus is 3640.. So 10,000 decided 3640 is 2.7 SO this works out at 5 hours game play on Anker?
holy crap this video was very in depth and scientific, and it applies to almost all electronic devices now, probably one of the most informative battery videos i've seen
as someone who's obsessed with longevity, the realistic thigns you can do is to never drain it below 20% and not get it warm/hot. specially while charging. if you don't wanna use it for a long time leave it at 60%. it's best the keep the battery at 20-80% at all times. but it's hard to stop it at 80% also I think 300-500 is more realistic for cycles! also i don't get where the overcharge myth comes from. if it happened your device would explode pretty harshly
The overcharge myth came about because some early devices had rechargeable batteries which didn't quit trying to draw a charge and would overheat and cause fires, burns, explosions etc.
@@KahwahShutseh some 18650's don't come with overcharge protection circuits because they're meant to be incorporated into finished products or power banks. they'll use a bunch of these batteries and an external circuit to balance the cells and prevent overcharging. if you were to buy one of these to power a flashlight or something and you put it in a regular charger it will just continue to charge indefinitely (I.E until it goes boom)
I've seen numerous descriptions on RU-vid of how to properly charge the Quest 2, several which seemed to differ from your opinions. However, you were the only one I saw that seemed to really know what they were talking about. Your breakdown of the science sold me. Thank you for your concise, and I'm convinced accurate tutorial!
@@DrPerkyBottom lol, exactly what I was thinking... Just because you making small monthly payments on your phone doesn't in any way make it cheaper. Phones cost significantly more then a headset, unless you got some cheap ass gas station burner phone lol
Honestly this vid had more helpful info than most channels with 100k subs and u def deserve more recognition. Thanks for the tips and keep up the good work
Great, informative video! One thing I'd be curious to know is what the power output is on the Elite Strap with Battery from Oculus themselves, and whether it adheres to these best practices or instead goes against them in a sneaky attempt to shorten the life of your Quest so you're more likely to want/need to upgrade to the next model when it becomes available
Omg it is the cleanest and clearest information I received, I connected my quest 2 to the socket but now I want to buy a powerbank but I did not know which one with your guide I am almost sure it must be 2.4A thanks for all the information
Nice video, but you are wrong about power bank & power plug!. The Oculus battery can "pull" up to 2-2.5amp while playing, so if you use power plug or power bank less than 2amp you will over stress the power plug/bank which will overheat/burn the power plug/bank and can even damage the Oculus. Any power plug/bank with 2amp or higher is recommended.
Thank you, I read the entire manual and didn't see any of this useful information in it - I'll keep these tips in mind when buying a powerbank for my Quest 2!
@LegendarySuperSwine Broly I keep mine charged but that because I’m using it for steam vr, so it stays connected to my pc don’t have WiFi to use it standalone, plus better performance playing vr games on a pc anyways
@LegendarySuperSwine Broly I have wired Ethernet and I don’t really play multiplayer on my quest just singleplayer games like Vader Immortal and Skyrim vr
@LegendarySuperSwine Broly "it's still internet It's still technically Wi-Fi You're just wired to the internet It's just not wireless Wi-Fi" ? Wi-Fi is wireless, so ethernet is not Wi-Fi ^^
Thank you for sharing these bits of infos. I was aware of some stuff well before I got my Quest because I don't like to switch phones very often but debunking some myths I believed in is always nice. Gotta see how I handle the charging seasons now when playing Pavlov and VRC tonight.
Yay, I have a 2A power bank Thanks for the video, I wanted confirmation on some of these issues Since also can't be said enough: don't let the battery pack or visor overheat This also kills the battery life overtime
Alot of reviews on amazon complain that cables doesn't charge and keep headset on 100% and I wondered why too until i watched this video and I feel like its either a smart engineer design keeping the device charged but allowing it to slowly discharge extending game play OR the cables that does the job right is unable to transfer a greater input power vs oculus output power while transmitting data. Either im completely wrong or both or somewhat right.... I enjoy the idea of slowly draining the battery than keeping it at a constant 100%. I've had long play sessions and my headset hits 57% mostly before i take it off and a few times of hitting 30% 40% whiles tethered up to the PC or wall. This video helped me understand better with how battery charging is actually important than demanding a full constant of power.
Great video!!! Thanks👍👍. I use a light timer (plugs into wall outlet, allows you to set an "on" and "off" time, to have your lamp come on and off automatically), to charge my Oculus. I set it for about 90 minutes to charge about 45%. Then adjust the timer from there depending how low the Oculus battery is.
A good power bank to get for the quest are from anker try to get one that has trickle charging mode which means it will match its charge rate to the discharge rate of any device to keep it at a certain percent giving it enough power to stay on but not actually charge or die either essentially you're running off of the power Bank (at a low power output) and not the device's battery itself specifically I would recommend the powercore fusion 10K not only is it a wall charger with 20 watt charging (for when you actually want to charge it fast) but it's also a 10000 milliamp power bank too
Very helpful! Thank you! Especially about the power bank. Mine seems to deplete at the same rate. I used to have it plugged in to keep it at 95+ I'll now let it drop to like 75 before I bank it. 🍻👍
The trick I use is a 2.4A powerbank, which I only plug in when the battery level is below 80% AND only leave plugged in while playing. While playing, the battery will drop ever so slowly, keeping it at the sweet spot between 50 - 79% for longer then I care to play in one session. After playing, I usually slow charge to +/- 80% (sometimes higher when I forget). With my powerbank (Otterbox 10000 mAh - cost €19.90) I can usually play for two evening sessions (> 3h) before recharging the powerbank and the headset. Another good trick to avoid damage during more "intense" play sessions is to use a magnetic charging cable, where the actual plug stays in your device and the cable connects to it through a magnet. This prevents damage to you charging port if you accidentally hit or pull the charging cable. Do note that with the device on and while not playing, this powerbank will charge up your headset.
One important point to note, that was mentioned here is charging the Quest 2 while in use. If you use the original Quest 2 charger, which is 2 amps, the Quest 2 may overheat and sometimes even crash while streaming. Not only would this damage the battery but possibly other components too. I have found a 1.5 amp charger keeps the battery at around the same level when in use, and a 1amp charger will allow the battery to fall in output very slowly. Either of these two chargers are better for charging while the Quest 2 is in use.
Now that was an amazing video. Thanks for a wealth of info. I'm about to become a New Quest Owner this holiday season so it's good to know all these battery saving tips.
Aahh can't believe I found this channel! So well researched and we'll presented! You speak very concisely and clean, I'm sure your channel will grow very quickly! Where are you from by the way? Greetings from 🇵🇪
It's better to enjoy the product and not worry about it. I used to worry about the ssd write cycles some years back, minimize the writes to it and what not. I have switched to bigger and faster ssd several times since then without any noticeable degradation. I bet the same thing will apply to quest's battery too. Even if the battery degrades until we switch to the next headset, using a power bank is not that much of an inconvenience since we usually play at home and we can have a power bank at hand any time we need it. Thanks for the video! I was worried about overcharging, catching fire and burning my house if left unsupervised XD. Now I can sleep at ease
Thank you . This was an incredible videos band very easy to understand. I hope many more people get to see this. Will share this video for sure whenever I get the chance.
@@DiscoVRTetiana But of course! It’s people like you that motivate me to start my own VR or similar channel instead of constantly putting it off... there I go again... :( PS, very cool room design and I’m digging your gaming PC setup!
The rated mA of the battery bank sets the maximum that the device _can_ draw, not the amount that it _will_ draw! I haven't measured the draw of the Q2, but it is likely set by the engineers at a reasonable Fastcharge rate. Exceeding this rate on the battery bank will have no effect. Addendum: After doing some due diligence, I discovered that the Q2 will (for most chargers) _cap out_ at 1.3 amps! If you use the official charger, which runs on the newer Qualcom 4 charging protocol, it'll cap at 2 amps. This is hard-clamped at the device _input_ level, so *No,* using a higher amp battery bank will *not* damage your battery; in fact, using the _supplied_ charger will (theoretically) do more damage!
The capacity of a powerbank does not matter, it is excatly what it says, capacity, but it should have close to 1,2A and 5v i think, Remember that electronics "pull" the power they need (if possible) they are not "fed" it
All batteries are in a constant state of decay. You can safely charge to 100% if you are going to use it right away, don't store it at 100%. Lithium Ion batteries actually prefer to be at 50% for storage. It will be interesting to see how hard or easy it is to replace the Quest battery, because most people aren't going to buy a new model Quest every year.
If a year after its release your watching this video and looking for a 5V-1A power bank I’d recommend the SBS 20000 mAh Power Bank Type-C port. It has both 1A and 2.1A output usb ports so it’s perfect for any device. Large capacity for long gaming sessions!
You easily have the best thought through video I've seen on the subject much appreciated. The only thing that bothers me is Oculus constantly says to not use other non-authorized stuff in case unforeseen consequence. What if something does happen to the headset but you're not covered by the warranty since you used an unauthorized power bank?. I wish I could feel perfectly safe on what to buy. I've seen power banks that have one amp output but it isn't USB c. Is it assumed you're just supposed to use a converter?. And if you do use a converter how can you be certain that won't screw up the quest?. I read a scary review of a power bank frying some other device. Another thing I've noticed is that with Amazon batteries they list their battery description mixed. Like what the hell is going on?. You'll see batteries that say they're lithium ion in one part of the description and in another they'll say they're Lithium polymer.
That was so understandable and useful, I'm a buffoon when it comes to electrical terminology and I know exactly what to do now. I'll probably put my powerbank in my pocket, take a medium-length cable up, under my shirt and have it dangle off my collar until I need it
I have questions I wish to be answered: Why would turning off the headset while charging overnight help? Does the battery go down while off or not? What exactly does a power bank do? Like, does it continuously charge the lithium battery? Does it replace the lithium battery? Everyone uses it, but it still confuses me. Would it be a bad idea if I don’t get a power back for a while after getting the headset?
This is helpful and interesting. So what do we do if and when the Quest 2 battery dies? From what I can tell it isn't user replaceable. One thing I'm curious about: with drone LiPo batteries we would never want to just charge to 80% because that would cause a loss of flight time. So there is no drone pilot that would only charge to 80%. The other thing is how do we charge only to 80%? Most of the time we plug the Oculus in for whatever the time that is stated for full charge to 100% and then power on the Queat 2. I doubt there are many people that would carefully monitor the charge level and pull the Quest 2 off the charger at 80%. Also, what about the "certified" portable external power sources that are designed for the Quest 2. These seem to interfere with your tips as I believe most people would just leave them connected. Just my thoughts. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks for the information! I am getting my quest 2 tomorrow and this video really helped me since I am trying to figure out everything as fast as I can possible before getting it. yet again, thank you.
Excellent well presented and informed video! I have an older Anker powerbank which has both a 1A output and a 2A output so I'm going to use the 1A usb port to charge the headset while using it in future. I didn't know this was the best practice so thank you for sharing the knowledge.
Hi ! So what was your experience like with the 5V/1A output on the power bank ? By how many hours could you extend play time before needing to recharge ? Did you notice any battery health degradation over time ? Thanks !
