am I right in what I hear?

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  1. zhenya

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    A series of alternating high and low tones? That's no motor.
     
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    It occurs to me that maybe the limits are different on the PIP and regular models. I can see 12 mph on the regular ones.
     
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    Yep, since the PiP can do up to 62mph in EV, the noisemaker goes up to a higher speed.
     
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    I haven't noticed a noisemaker at above 15 mph I'll have to read the manual to see exactly when it stops
     
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    I drove on a road today where I could hear the noise pretty good. It went up to at least 37mph when I then had to back the speed down.
     
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    Maybe try unplugging the noise maker and see if it's still audible
     
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    If I unplug it, I know I won't hear it.
     
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    ^^^Not sure what that video was getting at but my boys would be REALLY excited if I could make my Prius sound like a train!!! :)
     
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    One more comment after watching these videos. It seems that there are two sounds the car makes - these videos cover the 'whirring' sound that is intended to be 'automotive in nature'. The sound I'm hearing above 20mph is an alternating high-low tone 'bee-doop-bee-doop'.

    Are these two different systems?
     
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    I have the Gene Vincent model, it goes "be bop a lula". :p
     
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    No, there were no other problems when I disconnected..just have electrical tape ready to tape up the open connection.
     
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    That's the electric motor
     
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