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Fazz
Honored Contributor
May 14, 2018
Question

Burn from soldering iron right where I wear the CV1..

Trust me to stick a soldering iron on my face when soldering a wire. Think this could be a 2nd or 3rd degree burn and it's on my cheek right where I wear the CV1. How long does a burn usually take to heal LOL. Tried wearing my CV1, but it's uncomfortable as hell with this on my cheek and might get infected if there's bacteria on the face cover of the Rift. FFS, just hope it heals quickly..

Edit: Well there is some good news. I've just seen that I have become "poster of the week." I'll be doing more of the same this week given my face is charred and I can't wear the Oculus Rift..

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    RattyUK1096940
    Inspiring
    May 15, 2018
    @RedRizla - at least you didn't have a roll-up in one hand and poker in the other, then nearly stuck the iron in your mouth instead...  I had many close calls in the good old days when the workshop had ash trays, bad language, naughty calendars and a limitless supply of coffee!  Thank goodness there are so many good heat sensing nerves around the lips....
    PC info: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - Sapphire 7900XTX - 32GB DDR4 4000 - 3 NVMe + 3SATA SSD - Quest 2 & 3
    falken76
    Honored Contributor
    May 15, 2018
    Put some neosporin on it and let it heal, probably only a few days to heal.  I'd start wearing eye protection around the soldering iron, at least sun glasses :)

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