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  1. Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Car mpg lies.

    AFAIK the car knows (and displays) the odometer value very accurately (assuming owner sticks with stock tire sizes). It fudges high on...

    Sep 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM

  2. Mendel Leisk liked ChapmanF's post in the thread Speakers 20-20khz.

    Mathematically, a square wave is a sine wave at the fundamental frequency (here, 7500 Hz) combined with sine waves at all odd multiples...

    Sep 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM

  3. Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Speakers 20-20khz.

    Depends too: pc with ear plugs, vs iphone, vs surround sound system. I should try on the latter. Again, turning the sound off/on helps,...

    Sep 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM

  4. Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Speakers 20-20khz.

    Sine: (baseline) Square: similar, somehow "cleaner"? Sawtooth: significantly muted Triangle: slightly muted Turning each on/off helps,...

    Sep 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM

  5. Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Speakers 20-20khz.

    Maybe listen to online tone generators. One example: Online Tone Generator - Free, Simple and Easy to Use My perceptual limits is...

    Sep 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM

  6. Mendel Leisk replied to the thread P-Chat not counting posts?.

    Sounds like the common denominator for post counts is that they're Prius related. Seems sensible. There's a few Freds of House of...

    Sep 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM

  7. Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Gen4 Prius Transmission Fluid Change.

    I noticed that, and it's something additional, compared to the gen 3 instruction. My guess: it's to appease engineer(s) concerned about...

    Sep 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM

  8. Mendel Leisk liked OptimusPriustus's post in the thread Removing Heat Sheild and Misc Exhaust Part.

    I’ll try to jack it up and see. I think sound is coming from mid-section, not from the back

    Sep 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM

  9. Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Trailer hitch on a Gen 5 Prius.

    Does the bike rack obscure your license plate? How about brake lights and turn signals?

    Sep 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM

  10. Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Car mpg lies.

    1. If it’s similar to gen 3, multiplying the displayed mpg by 0.93 should be close. (It’s 7% optimistic) 2. speedometers tend to show...

    Sep 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM

  11. Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Removing Heat Sheild and Misc Exhaust Part.

    Are you able to raise it yourself?

    Sep 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM

  12. Mendel Leisk liked BiomedO1's post in the thread Jacking car solutions.

    Never had an issue with my Rhino ramps. The American made metal ones do slip; but too high for a Prius to climb. I had to glue traction...

    Sep 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM

  13. Mendel Leisk replied to the thread Jacking car solutions.

    Watched Project Farms ramp review recently, seems like almost all of them are prone to kick out on smooth concrete. Throwing down a thin...

    Sep 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM

  14. Mendel Leisk replied to the thread I had to jump my 12v battery today - How do I maintain a healthy battery?.

    For 6 weeks I’d also consider just disconnecting the negative cable. Yeah, we did a drive today, believe it’s been 2 weeks, steady on...

    Sep 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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