...overheating. So annoying. I'll be driving down the road for like 20 minutes with the system up, and it'll just shut off for like 4 minutes, then come back up for a few minutes, then back off, etc.

It's a RF 1200 watt amp. I have it wired up to 2 12's. I used to have a 600 watt RF amp that did the same thing, but more often. SO I replaced it with this amp which hits hella harder, but I still have the same issues with overheating.

Is this common?

Anything that can be done to help this?

Any help/input would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

how do you have your subs wired? to what resistance?

 

how and where is the amp mounted? this use to happen to me cause i had the sub amp mounted verticly in between the 2 10s in my buick. Only way to stop it from overheating was putting a 120mm fan above it that would run when the amps where on to cool it.

 

what size fuse are running from the battery to your amp?

 

How is your setup ran? Using a LOC?

 

does ur deck shut off also?


i had a messed up deck, safety would hit in, first time it smoked like crazy, safety hits in and cuts off bout 30 min later...could be the deck.

 

My RF recently started doing this, I think there is a little problem with the amp. No way I overheated my amp in 20 min just powering one 8in jl w3 I have been thinking about switching too something else...It is one of the most annoying things in the world, for the amp to cut in and out every 4 min...Where are you at? I'm in So Cal....On a hot morning I rode for two hours no problem...much cooler night time, my amp was done in 30 min!