Mine is a test in crack endurance. See what develops over time. I now have additional 2 cracks on the front face place LHS when the front is facing away. From the bottom to the mid section.
Additional crack on RHS second line down where the faceplace meats the back part of the headset. and some small cracks on the bottom of the faceplate. The original crack has deepened but still the headset is functional.
I keep a hold of it until it doesn’t become functional or before the year is up. Then get it exchanged for same or pay a bit to upgrade to the 8K-X
The faceplate plastic is very poor and seems to be suffering from a combination of heat and poor assembly where the retaining screws were to tight for the material used. A thin gasket in the assembly between the faceplate and the main body of the headset might have helped but I think the faceplace needs a redesign with thicker plastic and only thin circular dimples where the Tracking LED’s are. If not on the outside like the Vive, then on the inside.
Yep, 5k+. It’s one crack, really a chunk of the plastic that fell out. Hoping it doesn’t spread too far. My intuition tells me to use something like JB Weld, but I’d prefer to not do something that would make it a pain to send back or repair on my own in the future. I’ve yet to hear of anyone having cracks completely ruin the headset experience - as such I’m leaving it alone for now. I don’t think they have fixed this issue yet. I honestly think its a mixture of the type of plastic and the physical shape, sharp corners and weak ABS plastic injection molds do not mix. If it gets to the point of near failure I will use 3d printed parts. The panels and lenses kick total arse, I’m not giving up on the thing, but I am very disappointed to see so many people experience the same problem. I thought that it had been fixed by now.
So can we get any news about the casing from someone working over there? Are they trying new materials or making changes? This has been going on for a while now… I got my headset cracked in some places as well, same places as many others. P124231 here
Details like the above is why I have difficulty believing the issue is as small as has been stated. Due to folks receiving 2nd crack faults.
It might not be as big as some think but big enough to be concerned to RMA with likelihood of paying Import fees on replacement until distribution channels are in place to eliminate additional costs. Both ways.
what is up with this ridiculous radio silence from all members of Pimax the last month? They’ve gone dark. Is it direction from the CEO? Are they tired of trying to answer questions? Very odd this company.
Hey Folks,
so I have been using the HMD a bit now in DCS and PC2 and tonight during a longer flight I was adjusting the HMD on my nose and felt that the edge feels “different” then I had it in haptic memory.
So a look after the session shows I have the corners cracking. ATM its the left side and the Top and Bottom most “corners”.
So what is the best practice for this? Go the SUSPEN Way? @anon74848233 ( its EU Based )
EDIT nr2:
Just as a thought, I heard there is a more rugged version of the 5K+ - if the housing issue has not been resolved and the internal hardware is the same, I would opt in to buying the more rugged version if that is an alternative (I thing I also still have 100$ deposit from going from the 8k to the 5k+).
