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  1. ChapmanF replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    One way to avoid being asked about "super secret" sources is to identify them when you post. They're not secret then. I'm not saying...

    Jun 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM

  2. ChapmanF replied to the thread Nitrogen oxides.

    It might also be possible to just ask the chatbot for a simpler text version of the answer, using Unicode characters instead of TEX.

    Jun 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM

  3. ChapmanF attached a file to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".

    Definitely not! Nano banana showed me a picture: [img] (My first nano banana picture! I used GIMP to downscale and jpeg-compress it....

    birdflue.jpg Jun 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM

  4. ChapmanF replied to the thread Nitrogen oxides.

    ^{\circ }\text{C} has got to be the most longwinded way of saying ℃ that I've seen yet.

    Jun 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM

  5. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brake pedal hard when first starting, then normal.

    The reason they design things so the pump starts with opening the driver's door is so it has time to pump up adequate pressure by the...

    Jun 5, 2026 at 11:47 PM

  6. ChapmanF replied to the thread Mechanics: what are your most common tools?.

    Can't help; I haven't shopped for a multimeter in a long time. My 36-year-old Fluke 87 still works too well. (I had an opportunity not...

    Jun 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM

  7. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brakes Every 2 Years...What's Going On?.

    I just push them back and forth every time I rotate tires. The grease gets a bit peanut-buttery in between (because the normal motion in...

    Jun 5, 2026 at 11:44 AM

  8. ChapmanF replied to the thread Awesome axial flux motor.

    You may be relying on different definitions on energy and power than I am. I am following the usage where power is a rate of energy...

    Jun 5, 2026 at 11:33 AM

  9. ChapmanF replied to the thread Caliper Rebuild, Long Nose Snap Ring Pliers??.

    Are you going to use a new seal for that shaft and, if so, where did you get it?

    Jun 5, 2026 at 9:42 AM

  10. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brake pedal hard when first starting, then normal.

    That's exactly what I'm thinking, unless the OP adds some detail that rules it out.

    Jun 5, 2026 at 9:38 AM

  11. ChapmanF replied to the thread Looking to Buy a 2002, good idea?.

    Each little car symbol is worth 50 watt hours (not kilowatt hours! :eek:) Any time your regen braking has recovered that much energy, a...

    Jun 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM

  12. ChapmanF replied to the thread Awesome axial flux motor.

    Note that you here have fully entered straw-man territory, as there wasn't anybody in the thread who ever claimed the percentage...

    Jun 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM

  13. ChapmanF replied to the thread Awesome axial flux motor.

    At 95% efficiency, 5% of the power being sent to the motor is being lost as heat. At 96% efficiency, 4% of the power being sent to the...

    Jun 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM

  14. ChapmanF replied to the thread Awesome axial flux motor.

    I'm not sure which way of looking at the math makes more sense there. The other way is to say that going from 95% to 96% efficiency...

    Jun 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM

  15. ChapmanF replied to the thread Brake pedal hard when first starting, then normal.

    There are per-generation details that matter. There's no Prius generation I know of that controls back-pressure on the pedal to give you...

    Jun 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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