Cleaning lenses (Rift)
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Use a very smooth/fine Lint Free camera lens cloth similar, but not the same as this one...... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wa-Microfi...12042102&sr=1-3&keywords=camera+lens+cleaning
Not sure where you smears are coming from Neil, but you should stop poking it with your fingers or other appendages.
My CV1 since April has only dust on it, and i never touch the lens with anything but these cloths!
Not sure where you smears are coming from Neil, but you should stop poking it with your fingers or other appendages.
My CV1 since April has only dust on it, and i never touch the lens with anything but these cloths!Rift is the only to have this warning and it is only to get out of something down the line.
I just use the same wipes as for my glasses have done so for over a year as needed and no problems.
I just use the same wipes as for my glasses have done so for over a year as needed and no problems.
Use a very smooth/fine Lint Free camera lens cloth similar, but not the same as this one...... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wa-Microfi...12042102&sr=1-3&keywords=camera+lens+cleaning
Not sure where you smears are coming from Neil, but you should stop poking it with your fingers or other appendages.
I very quickly learned to stop lifting the unit onto the natural "waiting" position of your forehead. That introduces huge smears onto the lenses.
Now I simply want to periodically wipe the lenses to ensure nothing is on there to cause out lovely god rays!
Happy to use dry clothes, but I'm sure alcohol based wipes would remove oil/smeras far more easily?
They say their lenses are not glass, hence not using alcohol etc?
Ah plastic lenses, fun for the whole family. Friends don't let friends use plastic optics.
Get a brush and something like a rocket blower from a photography retailer (e.g., this kit), make sure the brush is big and fluffy. The blower will deal with most loose dirt. If you manage to get a grease stain on there, use a soft, lint-free cloth (maybe microfibre, see kit above, I wouldn't trust dish cloths for plastic) and maybe moisten it with water with just the tiniest amount of mild detergent and that will take care of that. Original brand q-Tips are also really nice to have around.
Never exert pressure when cleaning, don't breathe on lenses to try and moisten them for cleaning (spittle), and don't use canned compressed "air" (risk of mechanical damage from sheer force and freezing, and unless you get the highly pure lab stuff it will always leave compressor oil residue).
Get a brush and something like a rocket blower from a photography retailer (e.g., this kit), make sure the brush is big and fluffy. The blower will deal with most loose dirt. If you manage to get a grease stain on there, use a soft, lint-free cloth (maybe microfibre, see kit above, I wouldn't trust dish cloths for plastic) and maybe moisten it with water with just the tiniest amount of mild detergent and that will take care of that. Original brand q-Tips are also really nice to have around.
Never exert pressure when cleaning, don't breathe on lenses to try and moisten them for cleaning (spittle), and don't use canned compressed "air" (risk of mechanical damage from sheer force and freezing, and unless you get the highly pure lab stuff it will always leave compressor oil residue).
Isopropyl or pure ethanol is used for cleaning plastic based lenses and cd's as well.
It's the fluid they included in CD cleaning kits etc so unless their plastic is super vulnerable, and then I would have realised when I first cleaned the rift a year ago and it broke, which it hasn't.
I did try cleaning an old CD using EthylAcetate once, that was fun, kind of dissolved in my hand after grabbing the wrong Jerrry can at work
I'd rather use 70%, pure alcohol just evaporates and you end up "dry humping" the surface with your cleaning implement. At 70%, it'll stay wet a bit longer so you have less friction, longer time to dissolve impurities, and it'll wick dirt into a cloth. The remaining moisture evaporates very quickly.
Just use MEK and weld all your CDs together
I'd rather use 70%, pure alcohol just evaporates and you end up "dry humping" the surface with your cleaning implement. At 70%, it'll stay wet a bit longer so you have less friction, longer time to dissolve impurities, and it'll wick dirt into a cloth. The remaining moisture evaporates very quickly.
Just use MEK and weld all your CDs together
LOL.
Yeah the 99% pure stuff was only cause that's what we had in the pump at work, as I no longer work there I just use the usual over counter stuff, which is horribly overpriced Isoprop diluted to 10% or something.
Most glasses, and mid range camera lenses are plastic these days, this is the norm, you would have to go magnitudes up in price and weight to get real glass.
Isopropyl or pure ethanol is used for cleaning plastic based lenses and cd's as well.
It's the fluid they included in CD cleaning kits etc so unless their plastic is super vulnerable, and then I would have realised when I first cleaned the rift a year ago and it broke, which it hasn't.
I did try cleaning an old CD using EthylAcetate once, that was fun, kind of dissolved in my hand after grabbing the wrong Jerrry can at work
I was considering getting these to use every now and then on the oculus - https://www.amazon.co.uk/ZEISS-Lens-Wipes-Pack-200/dp/B00IKGH2TI
I've been using an equivalent of these (same stuff, without the Zeiss price tag) with no issues. I use them maybe once a month and just wipe with the included cloth every couple of days.
Those prepackaged moist towelettes tend to dry up surprisingly quickly in my experience. Check out a box of Kimwipes and a bottle of the Zeiss cleaning spray if you want something that explicitly says it's good for plastic. The spray will outlast you, and you have nice and big wet and dry wipes when you need them. Two squirts and a single wipe are probably good for the Rift, a pair of glasses, and a monitor.
I use the cloth that came with it.
Maybe this goes without saying, but make sure you're spraying the towel first then using it to clean the lenses. Don't spray anything directly inside the Rift!
Maybe this goes without saying, but make sure you're spraying the towel first then using it to clean the lenses. Don't spray anything directly inside the Rift!
Good advice is worth repeating these days
The Zeiss are the best wipes, Oculus use them during shows. I use Leader, cheaper and available from Amazon. I been using for 2 years without issues, about 1 per week.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BC6EXTU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BC6EXTU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
No way! The more you use that single cloth, the more crap it picks up, the more likely you will scratch your lenses.
I believe these were the specific wipes recommended by Oculus Staff on the Oculus Forums a while back: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Z29L9K/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
although I've also used the Zeiss wipes: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UWNFRIA/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1