Just installed a diamond d3 600.1 amp and hook up a diamond D612D2 sub to it. Wiring it up as 1 ohms using the full 600 watts max power and used a high/low converter for the signal. Now it hits major hard, but the amp seems to overheat like crazy. I only get 30 minutes of full play time before it shuts off (safety feature). Now is this normal? or am I wiring something wrong here?

When just playing for 10 minutes, I go out to touch the amp and it literally burns my finger to the touch, and I can't even touch it for more than 3 seconds....

Anyone familar with audio setup, or even with diamond products, I appreciate the help.

 

Turn the gain down.
Tune the amp to the right frequency.
Check your ground wire.

 

First Off...where is your amp installed?...proper ventilation is vital for the diamond products...as they are terribly in-effeicient.

Second...since you're running that amplifier to it's limit's in terms of distortion as is...mis-adjusting the amplifier will make it worse...being at 1 Ohm is absolutely hell in more ways than one..

-Jason

 

Prob the first thing I would look at are what gauge power and ground wire are you running.

As trew said also you might have the gains to high instead of matched to the input voltage.

 

Double check your wiring.

Like someone else already suggested... grounds.

Make sure you're not just turning the gain up and letting it rip...

Gain is not a volume knob, nor should it ever be used as one.

http://www.bcae1.com/gaincon2.htm

 

My amp is mounted upside down on the top lining of the trunk...could this be the cause? Also would wiring it up as 4ohms solve the overheating issue? I know 1 ohms is pushing it.

 

The amps are designed to go the other way. Not upside down. Therefore the way you have it mounted the heated is going back into the Board.

 

ding ding ding...1 ohm...

 

That amp is stable down to 1 ohm so that should not be a problem. Mount the amp somewhere else, turn the bass boost off, set your gains properly.

 

just because it's 1 ohm stable doesn't mean that it can't shut off on thermal...

the lower the impedance at the same voltage the higher the current demands become...therefore increased heat is produced...

-Jason

 

Agreed but if the amp is setup correctly it should not be a problem as its rated and tested at 1 ohm. Pushing the amp beyond its limits(using bass boost, excessive gain settings, etc) creates excess heat which is what is most likely triggering it to cut off, not the fact its running at 1 ohm.


Mounting the amp correctly and proper setup will likely solve your issue.