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Oculus Quest battery pack extends battery life, improves comfort

One of the issues about the Oculus Quest (reviewed here) is that it’s front heavy.  It also has a battery life of around 2.5 hours, which is quite good but could always be better.  Now you can solve both problems with these accessories.

The Oculus Quest has more electronics in it than desktop VR headsets: not only does it have four cameras, but it also has the processor, storage, and a cooling fan.  Not surprisingly, it is a bit front heavy.  For people with round heads, the back of the strap is designed to cup the base of your head, which relieves some of the weight.  However, the strap doesn’t work as well for everyone.  After wearing it for a while, it can cause some strain, especially when you have to tighten the side straps a bit to hold the weight of the headset.

One solution is to add a weight to the rear strap that would offset the weight of the front of the headset.  But why attach a dead weight when you can attach a battery pack instead, one that was powerful enough to charge the Oculus Quest?

The Topmate Power Bank is a 10,000mah battery pack that can power up to three USB devices.  It has two USB type A outputs (2.4A and 1A) and a USB Type C output which can provide output of up to 3A, powerful enough to charge a Macbook and yes, powerful enough to charge the power-hungry Oculus Quest (which requires at least 2.5A to charge while using it).

Oculus Quest battery pack
Oculus Quest battery pack

The Topmate is reasonably compact and slim, so it will probably fit within an Oculus Quest case such as this.  But how do you attach it to the Quest?  This is a bit of a challenge because the back strap of the Quest is a closed triangle (i.e., you can’t open it or undo it).  Fortunately, after looking through many other possible cases, I found a case that not only fits the Topmate but also has TWO clips that can clip on to the rear strap to ensure it won’t fall off while you’re in VR.

Oculus Quest battery pack holster
Oculus Quest battery pack holster

One issue with this clip though is that its sides will block the USB C port, the one with the 3A output.  One solution is just to use the 2.4A type A output.  Another solution is to cut away the part of the holster that is blocking the Type C port.  But another way is to add a right angle adapter, which is what I’ll be trying.  The case can fit up to 6.3 inches, and the Topmate is 5.6 inches, so I believe there is enough room to squeeze in a right angle adapter (0.9 inches).  Otherwise I’ll cut away part of the side of the holster. I also found a flat right angle adapter for the Quest itself to relieve cable stress.  Here’s a pair of two types of right angle adapters.

Oculus Quest right angle USB adapters
Oculus Quest right angle USB adapters

Finally, we’ll need a USB C to USB C cable.  I found one that is only a foot long, which I believe will be just enough to connect the Quest to the battery pack

Oculus Quest battery pack charging cable
Oculus Quest battery pack charging cable

When I get my kit, I’ll update this post with how well it works.  Here again are the accessories I ordered:

1. Topmate 10,000 mah battery pack.
2. Holster with two clips.
3. Right angle USB adapters
4. Short USB C to USB C cable.

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