Amp got really hot.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Chapel Hill / Raleigh, NC
Amp got really hot.
So let my friend drive my accord a few miles 2 his house to drop off his car real quick with me in front of him (in his 88 carolla station wagon 
) so my subs work fine then we are leaving and I noticed they weren't working then I turn the car off and they work in accesory mode or w/e then I turn the car on and they don't then I turn if off and they still don't. so naturally I go and look at my subs to check connections etc, and I feel my amp (Boss C-700) and it is Really hot. No burny smell but really hot. I unhooked the power and ground cable, etc and let it cool. I just hooked it back up again and it seems to be working fine, what would cause this?, besides that my amp sucks lol.
) so my subs work fine then we are leaving and I noticed they weren't working then I turn the car off and they work in accesory mode or w/e then I turn the car on and they don't then I turn if off and they still don't. so naturally I go and look at my subs to check connections etc, and I feel my amp (Boss C-700) and it is Really hot. No burny smell but really hot. I unhooked the power and ground cable, etc and let it cool. I just hooked it back up again and it seems to be working fine, what would cause this?, besides that my amp sucks lol.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Chapel Hill / Raleigh, NC
yea i know my amp suxs but it I like my system for the price, 2 12" Sony P5's a box, wiring kit, tweeters and the 1200watt amp shipped to my door for $260. And this isn't for my TL, it is for my pos 97 accord. Anyway to prevent this from happening again, besides watching who drives it?
VP Electricity
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From: Portland OR US
1) If the amp is mounted to carpet, put some washers under it to allow air to tracvel under it and cool it.
2) Get a 3.0 or 4.0 coil for a sub xover (Parts Express) and wire it in series with your woofers. This will raise the DC resistance of the circuit and slightly decrease the amp's current output, thus letting it run cooler.
3) Put a fan on it (overkill).
4) Pull the fuse. Then it will never get hot : )
2) Get a 3.0 or 4.0 coil for a sub xover (Parts Express) and wire it in series with your woofers. This will raise the DC resistance of the circuit and slightly decrease the amp's current output, thus letting it run cooler.
3) Put a fan on it (overkill).
4) Pull the fuse. Then it will never get hot : )
Boomer SOONER
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From: McKinney, TX
I think putting a small fan on it is the best idea actually. That is what I had to do in my previous vehicle. I had my sub amp mounted under my truck seat - it was running in 2 ohm mono and was running hard - and overheated nearly everytime unless I had the AC fan directed down low.
So I went to radio shack and got a very small fan - like for a computer, but just a 12 volt one. I hooked it directly into the amp - I put the fan's positive into the amp remote wire in and the fan's negative into the amps negative. So everytime the amp was on, the fan was blowing on it also. I made it where the fan blew over the top of the amp, and I never had a problem again.
So I went to radio shack and got a very small fan - like for a computer, but just a 12 volt one. I hooked it directly into the amp - I put the fan's positive into the amp remote wire in and the fan's negative into the amps negative. So everytime the amp was on, the fan was blowing on it also. I made it where the fan blew over the top of the amp, and I never had a problem again.
El Presidente
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From: SacTown n CowTown
Originally Posted by elduderino
1) If the amp is mounted to carpet, put some washers under it to allow air to tracvel under it and cool it.
2) Get a 3.0 or 4.0 coil for a sub xover (Parts Express) and wire it in series with your woofers. This will raise the DC resistance of the circuit and slightly decrease the amp's current output, thus letting it run cooler.
3) Put a fan on it (overkill).
4) Pull the fuse. Then it will never get hot : )
2) Get a 3.0 or 4.0 coil for a sub xover (Parts Express) and wire it in series with your woofers. This will raise the DC resistance of the circuit and slightly decrease the amp's current output, thus letting it run cooler.
3) Put a fan on it (overkill).
4) Pull the fuse. Then it will never get hot : )
no joking around, this is a serious matter 
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