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03-09-2009 11:27pm#1This isn't motors related, or its very much motors related, i've no clue what just happened.
Today I was in a housing estate and drove over a kerbed path to avoid having to drive all the way back through a cul de sac, was very early and noone about. Up on the kerb and the front wheels went over the path, went down the other side and bang, I hit the under side of the car on the path. Genuinely looked like i'd clear it no problem. Anyways, no damage, just hit the underbody.
Later tonight, I was parked outside where I work. I stuck my head out the front a few times throughout the night and heard this shrill noise, like ringing in your ears. Thought nothing of it, i'm by the sea so there's always weird foghorn noises etc.
Got into the car there at 11.30pm and I thought "crap!". The noise was right inside my car. I immediately thought I did some damage earlier in the day. I got under the car and couldnt hear much, checked under the bonnet and the same, rear of the car was no different but it was loudest at the steering wheel, inside the cabin, like it was coming from inside the centre console.
I drove home a mile and could hear it all the way home echoing around the car. I was like "what the hell is wrong with this". Arrived home, turned off the engine and it was still there. I disconnected the battery and it made no difference, still sounded like it was shrilling out of the steering wheel area.
I walked into the house bewildered and low and behold, the sound was echoing around all the front rooms, louder than ever! My father was there and I asked him " do you hear that" and it was only when i asked him that he heard it, although he was in a different room.
We went out to the car and whenever I sat into the car at the wheel, he couldn't hear it, yet when I got out he could hear it! Then all of a sudden around midnight (i've just realised) it stopped. Completely gone.
Is there anything in the car that could possibly make this noise? If not, is it possible the car was picking up and amplifying some local noise? Its bizarre that my father only heard it as soon as i arrived home and mentioned it.
As far as i'm aware, there none of those antisocial sound generators around here.
Any thoughts?
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...metal fatigue ?
...seriously, sounds like something under pressure, leaking. Not fuel, not oil........air ? a/c ?
I daresay you're dashboard will enlighten you (sic), shortly.........Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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I think it might be coming from that large red circle on your dash. Doesnt look right!
Could your father hear it as loud as you could? Did your body get a shunt when you went over the kerb? (thinking it mightnt be that loud, but if your ear drums got some sort of a wallop, it could be multiplying it)0 -
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Voodoomelon wrote: »Never thought of that, I did get a new N97 last week! It couldn't have been though, the noise was really loud in the house and walking about changed the loudness of it. If it was the phone in my pocket, it would have stayed constant.
If it was in your pocket then it wouldnt have stayed constant, as you moved between a very enclosed area (car) to outside to the house the noise should change as it reverberates from the different walls and materials. It would also explain how others only hear it when you are around and how you heard it seemingly from outside that first night (assuming your phone is near your bed).
The other thing about high pitched ringing noises is they are hard to focus on as it was likely just at the peak of your hearing range (varies per person). As you couldnt hear it fully (or with both ears) its very hard to locate the source. We used to use different frequencies to test headphones and speakers, sometimes we would play a really high pitched noise aloud in the office to see who stood up complaining about the noise. Those that cant hear such frequencies usually feel it as an uncomfortable high pressure.
And if I still havent convinced with the above, how about these (Im guessing you didnt Google "nokia n97 high pitched problem"?)!
Funny stuff, reading your story then these:
N97 Reviews:
http://www.trentsense.com/2009/07/nokia-n97-impressions.html-Battery Life/noise malfunction
I noticed that some touch inputs on the screen did not generate haptic feedback. Every now and then a faint, high-pitched whistle-like sound would emanate briefly…very strange. While I wanted to associate this with low battery levels, this same lack of haptic vibration also took place when the battery was fully charged.
http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/review/6553-32773-1/nokia-n97-review-more-testing-and-conclusionThe main problem: a high-pitched squeal that appears as soon as you dial and never lets up.
N95 but similar
http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/discussions/board/message?board.id=smartphones&thread.id=50168Are those common issues? I read someone complaining about a high pitch noise (and saying that he had to change his phone more than once so it finally was replaced for a non-faulty one).
"N95 High Pitched Screen noise fix"
http://www.nokiausers.net/forum/general-95/1817-new-fix-high-pitch-screen-noise.htmlrealize that the high pitch noise is very common among n95 users and many have sent back a few times and still have the same high pitch noise unfix.
A certain portable Media player I worked on had the same issue, bad grounding behind the Screen was the cause, as is the cause on the Nokias. Now I demand my reward cookie!0 -
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Matt Simis wrote: »If it was in your pocket then it wouldnt have stayed constant, as you moved between a very enclosed area (car) to outside to the house the noise should change as it reverberates from the different walls and materials. It would also explain how others only hear it when you are around and how you heard it seemingly from outside that first night (assuming your phone is near your bed).
The other thing about high pitched ringing noises is they are hard to focus on as it was likely just at the peak of your hearing range (varies per person). As you couldnt hear it fully (or with both ears) its very hard to locate the source. We used to use different frequencies to test headphones and speakers, sometimes we would play a really high pitched noise aloud in the office to see who stood up complaining about the noise. Those that cant hear such frequencies usually feel it as an uncomfortable high pressure.
And if I still havent convinced with the above, how about these (Im guessing you didnt Google "nokia n97 high pitched problem"?)!
Funny stuff, reading your story then these:
N97 Reviews:
http://www.trentsense.com/2009/07/nokia-n97-impressions.html
http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/review/6553-32773-1/nokia-n97-review-more-testing-and-conclusion
N95 but similar
http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/discussions/board/message?board.id=smartphones&thread.id=50168
"N95 High Pitched Screen noise fix"
http://www.nokiausers.net/forum/general-95/1817-new-fix-high-pitch-screen-noise.html
A certain portable Media player I worked on had the same issue, bad grounding behind the Screen was the cause, as is the cause on the Nokias. Now I demand my reward cookie!
All very good observations, but my phone was left inside work whenever I went out the front over the course of the night, and I could hear the noise outside. The ringing noise that was in the front rooms of the house was surprisingly loud, I doubt the phone could produce that effect and i've had those high frequency MP3s on my phone before and they're nothing like this sound.
Both me and my father could hear it no problem. He even had me drive up the street and he could still hear it, although the loudness changed.0 -
Voodoomelon wrote: »All very good observations, but my phone was left inside work whenever I went out the front over the course of the night, and I could hear the noise outside. The ringing noise that was in the front rooms of the house was surprisingly loud, I doubt the phone could produce that effect and i've had those high frequency MP3s on my phone before and they're nothing like this sound.
Both me and my father could hear it no problem. He even had me drive up the street and he could still hear it, although the loudness changed.All very good observations, but my phone was left inside work
Eh? You mean inside the house? When you drove up the street was the phone still in the house? That'd explain it. Sounds like the phone to me, very high frequencies are very difficult to locate as Matt mentioned.
Anyway it's a moot point now unless it starts up again. If it does happen again, bring it to the dealer, explain the situation and take a photo of him just before he slumps to the ground howling with laughter. Then turn your phone off
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Try turning your phone off and leaving it in the locker of the swimming pool in the town in the next county next to the one on the left of yours and then drive the car to the county next to the one on the right of yours and if this doesn't work buy a proper car.....like a renault.
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Eh? You mean inside the house? When you drove up the street was the phone still in the house? That'd explain it. Sounds like the phone to me, very high frequencies are very difficult to locate as Matt mentioned.
Anyway it's a moot point now unless it starts up again. If it does happen again, bring it to the dealer, explain the situation and take a photo of him just before he slumps to the ground howling with laughter. Then turn your phone off
Lol, I don't think you get me, i could hear the noise outside on the street outside my work where my car was parked and when my phone was inside the building. I arrived home and could then hear the noise echoing around the front rooms of the house, granted while the phone was in my pocket. However when I drove up the street with my phone in my pocket, my father could still hear it outside on the driveway.
By the way, I live less than a mile away from where I work as the crow flys.0 -
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Voodoomelon wrote: »By the way, I live less than a mile away from where I work as the crow flys.
Try walking to work - it might clear your head! 0 -
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