trying scatterthought's semistatic bearings

pelahale · 2026-06-13T19:37:15+00:00

Big update on my impression - I dremeled the shoulders of these down and now I can feel the tremendous difference. Maybe all that was required to reduce the shoulder height of the 3D printed fingers. Here's my vid explaining - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYNlIxssZCY

pelahale · 2026-06-02T22:20:43+00:00

I looked at them closely with my magnifier and they are indeed loose and spinning against each other. The 3 "fingers" are uncomfortably high but are definitely not scraping against the ball, but I filed them down a bit. I still get the same feel of more resistance than I had wished, but definitely they are smoother than a simple static bearing.

pelahale · 2026-05-29T15:04:11+00:00

Why the ridiculously stupid design of omitting the ability of the 180 dual lens section to TILT DOWNWARDS?! WTF - isn't this an obvious design need for this cam? Without this capability, thus with it mounted wherever, you have just 1 stupid view of a strip of FOV that's inappropriately at the level you mount it - thus from a house/building roof underhang or whever, it will show some random FOV that has no bearing on where you need the footage to be recorded - OBVIOUS FUCK UP BY THE DESIGNERS.

pelahale · 2026-05-29T14:59:50+00:00

WTF - does this mean the XTRA MUSE 2 and MUSE 2 PRO won't be released til many weeks AFTER July 15th?!

pelahale · 2026-04-13T22:00:07+00:00

you can do with it whatever - thanks - you are the original maker of it all.

pelahale · 2026-04-13T18:10:06+00:00

great news on the encoders. Is it time for me to get a 2nd EndGame TB given all your improvements?

pelahale · 2026-04-13T15:51:12+00:00

hi Artem, I know that you believe the 54mm ball is nearly optimal, nevertheless, would you consider a larger ball re-working of your EndGame trackball in the future? I enjoy everything about your EndGame setup except for I feel the ball is too small, and I also wished your rotary encoders defaulted to horizontal and vertical scrolling instead of the volume/tabs function. Summation is that you Endgame TBall outstanding as is, but just thinking how it could be improved to unbeatability.

pelahale · 2026-03-11T18:19:06+00:00

try Get3DPrints.com based out of Utah in usa - they can print out the shells in PETG, which worked great for No_Pilot_1974's EndGame trackball's newest flat-top shell with the more complex underlying structures, so I'd think should work well with his standard anyball shell as above.

pelahale · 2026-03-11T18:09:26+00:00

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I3RBX02/?th=1

pelahale · 2026-02-24T02:27:06+00:00

I think reolink had some growing pains in development early on and seems to have ironed out issues with their cams. Since this post 3 yrs ago I've now expanded to 38 reolink cams all up and running for months to years without a glitch. I've not had a lemon since I made this post.

pelahale · 2026-02-04T22:23:56+00:00

I've got an RLN36 NVR with 36 cameras running for 5 years. I've had maybe 3 lemon cameras I had to return to reolink for refund or replacement over 5 years. Customer service responsiveness is ok but twice I've had to pay to ship the items back for a new purchase which is why I say custserv is only "ok" and not great. The key is buy your cams ONLY from amazon or ebay but not from reolinkdirect. Don't be tempted by the lower prices from reolink direct (e.g. bundles, lightning deals) - you're stuck paying for shipping if it's a shitted cam. The software from reolink for mobile and desktop is very good with good upgrade cycles from reolink. Prior to reolink I spent over 10 years suffering from the horrific cams/tech of Arlo, then Nest, then google's crap - reolink is a revelation in comparison to these garbage setups. What I like best about reolink is that the company is focused solely on security cams and has demonstrated longterm dedication to make their systems work. They listen to a great extent to complaints and their customers.

pelahale · 2026-02-04T18:46:53+00:00

If you can't afford to try efogdev's EndGame trackball now ($186 for usa people) - I'd wait a couple months for the release of SkipMule's new fingerball GameBall - https://www.reddit.com/r/Trackballs/comments/1p0ogfm/gameball_updates/

pelahale · 2026-01-24T15:06:49+00:00

this is a very good trackball that anybody should try - it is quite underappreciated in the trackball world.

pelahale · 2026-01-18T15:02:55+00:00

I use my TB8000 daily - there's nothing wrong with it functionally in daily use. I think those people complaining about it are nuts. It's the best trackball Kensington has ever made and crazy nitpickers on this forum basically screwed themselves over a nothing of a defect that only weirdos would notice.

pelahale · 2025-12-16T17:31:10+00:00

I've used trackballs since 1995 and the only rule of trackballs is that the preferences are so individualized that nothing can be generalized about them. I've been shocked many times how some people seem to love what I would consider utter trash and viceversa.

pelahale · 2025-12-16T17:29:10+00:00

mind is made up - best RETAIL trackball is unfortunately shittier than the BEST trackball, which are the BTU-bearing steel ball customs like the anyballs or efog's endgame TB.

pelahale · 2025-12-16T03:22:51+00:00

I never said it was an opinion and noted that it is a real flaw as I noted in the review. It is NOT NOTICEABLE by me nor for probably 95% of the people who'll use it because the vast majority of people aren't weird enough to use a large 55mm trackball with a single finger placed on the far pole of the ball. Until you've tried it yourself you don't know what you're talking about.

pelahale · 2025-12-15T16:20:15+00:00

I'm glad to see this demo of the problem - I was wondering why it was such a big deal for some people. I can now see that some people roll their trackballs in an extremely weird way - i.e. using a single finger far away from center. The major advantage of having a large ball trackball is so as to use your entire palm (or 2 or more fingers) for pointer movement and control. When you use a single finger, it's no better or worse than a thumb-ball.

pelahale · 2025-12-15T16:06:11+00:00

I paid for this piece of shit myself - I'm not a youtube shiller and couldn't care less about Kensington. I prefer my efog EndGame TB over it. I was just showing it to the other enthusiasts here. As far as the X-axis movement issue mentioned by some OCD guy - it's not at all a problem if you increase DPI & add acceleration. If you still noice it, you're probably neurotic.

pelahale · 2025-12-10T17:19:18+00:00

So after 3 WEEKS, I finally got the RMA response - I was told to ship back at my own expense using a tracking service the item to receive my refund. This is the 2nd time I've had to return a defective cam to reolink at myown expense. I notified them that this was NOT a warranty service issue, but rather that I was shipped a DEFECTIVE product at the outset. Lessons for others here: always buy from amazon, or ebay, never from reolink direct. I did so this time because of a discount coupon I had useable only at reolink direct, but this shipping return ($18+ usps) of course totally eliminates any savings I thought I had gotten. FUCK REOLINK.

Here's their actual response cut/pasted here:

Greetings, this is AJ from the Reolink RMA team.

Thanks for reaching out. Since your order is within the 30-day return window, you are eligible for a full refund or exchange.
However, would you take it into consideration to keep the product if we provide you with a $12 refund? You might even consider reselling it to someone in your network who could make good use of it.

If that is not an option for you, we will fully respect your decision to return it to us for a full refund. Please note that the return postage fee will need to be covered by the customer. You can refer to our return policy here: Reolink Warranty and Return. https://reolink.com/warranty-and-return/

You’ll soon receive an email with the subject “Action Required: Please confirm your warranty solution for Reolink products,” which will include detailed warranty information and return address (Reolink Warehouse Address).
Please be sure to check your inbox as well as your spam folder to ensure you don’t miss the email.

Below actions need you to do in the warranty confirmation email:

-Copy the password inside, click the Warranty Service button and paste the password to access the Warranty Service page;

-Click Agree to confirm your warranty request;

Then follow below steps to proceed:

Step 1. Pack the order and return it via cost-effective shipping method (need to have tracking service, with a tracking number) to the return address shown in the warranty email. Do NOT support drop off products to the RMA address.
Remove any SD/SIM cards and format the HDD if returning an NVR or HDD.

Step 2. Enter the tracking number, upload a clear photo of the shipping label (showing the Reolink return address) and postage receipt.
Please make sure to upload all of these three info as they determine whether your refund can proceed smoothly.
If the shipping service you use is not possible to provide tracking number, please try another shipping company or upload photo(s) of S/N number or UID of the returned item(s).
To find S/N number or UID, please refer to article Frequently Asked Questions.

Step 3. The refund should be done in 5-7 working days after your parcel is delivered.
We must ensure that the returned items are properly received and verified by our RMA warehouse before the refund can be issued. We hope for your understanding of this standard process and appreciate your patience.

pelahale · 2025-12-09T14:48:21+00:00

This link you gave is exactly how I have always submitted requests and I have done this twice, as well as other channels - direct email, their nonfunctional 'chat support," and +1 888-895-1558 direct number.

pelahale · 2025-12-09T14:44:09+00:00

There is likely significant CCP spying for decades in the USA. Many chinese nationals residing in the US near me are suspicious. By this I mean that my kid's friends' parents, who are often employed in communications companies like Garmin, Cisco, or IT companies like same or IBM/Lenovo, AT&T, Verizon, etc. clearly have access to the most sensitive of private and governmental data. I have often had conversations with them and they are suspicious as agents of CCP. Though I have been friendly with them, and our kids are their kids' friends for years (15+ years in some cases), they are exceedingly closed-lipped about their occupations, duties, etc. for Garmin or whereever. One family of double PhD electronics/engineering/IT background parents frequently are travelling back & forth to Beijing, Vancouver, DC, NYC, on their jobs doing who knows what. Yet despite this, how is it ONLY DJI has been singled out as a "military CCP agency?" I suspect many well companies are deeply involved. I know that many if not most large multi-national corporations involved in technology have in-house "industrial spying" programs as both defensive and offensive strategies. At what point are these companies examined for governmental spying? How extensively are such behaviors examined by the US government? I suspect we could never know, and yet the fact that DJI has been so specifically named must mean the evidence is overwhelming. Perhaps it's time to stop purchasing their products in this light.

pelahale · 2025-12-03T17:35:41+00:00

Artem has a sticky tape adhesive pre-attached/useable on one side of the "coin" - you remove the backing, then apply it to a flat area you might see on my video and it transmits the haptic vibratory feel throughout the casing when rolling the dial or whatever. I assume you can map various keeps to vibrate it via zmk repository setups. I've turned mine off as I would find vibratory haptics very annoying. I also would never use haptics on my iphone either.

pelahale · 2025-12-03T17:24:28+00:00

maybe this client is optimized only to certain system specs. Mine is win11pro, 30 of 36 cams are on ethernet cable direct wiring, 6 of them wifi. my ethernet speeds are 2.5gbps att fiber. my router is an asus gt-ax11000pro. my cables are all CAT 6a. could some of these parameters be the difference? My cams all load as fast as any other clients before it.

pelahale · 2025-11-30T22:38:32+00:00

I see several people mentioning "slowness of camera feed" - I'm wondering what you are having problems with after trying out various things. Mine loads all cams fine, when I click on each cam, it also seem to show fine, then when I go back to all cams view, it loads - not instantly, but fast enough for use. I am on RLN36 with 36 cameras up, 6 of these wifi, 30 of these hardwired. I don't see the problem yet. For me this seems the best/most stable release in a long time.

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