JHEIII874T5M Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 just got a pioneer 760 watt amp, powering 2 kicker CVR 12's, sounds really solid, however the amp keeps overheating and shutting off for about 2 seconds, then it'll come back on and start playing again. When I go back to touch it, it is BOILING hot, I am wondering if there is a way to "cool it off" maybe, or if this is a problem in the amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Tuning 850 Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 Sounds like a problem with the amp itsself. I would take it back to where you bought it, and have it looked at, and or replaced.I know my JL Audio 300/2 amp gets hot, but it never shuts off. However I did blow the sub out once, and then I blew the amp out another time, but that wasn't due to it overheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing_0 Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 well, are you sure you have the correct impedance? like are you sending a 2ohm final load to a 4ohm mono rated amp?if the impedance is correct, then check to make sure you dont have the gain and bass boost on the amp and the headunit turned all the way up...if all is set normally and its still over heating, then in ll likelyhood its the amp malfunctioning. you can stick a fan on an amp to cool it down, but if the amp is boiling hot and shutting down after 2 seconds, thats not somehing a fan will help...b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAydAy Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 well, are you sure you have the correct impedance? like are you sending a 2ohm final load to a 4ohm mono rated amp?if the impedance is correct, then check to make sure you dont have the gain and bass boost on the amp and the headunit turned all the way up...if all is set normally and its still over heating, then in ll likelyhood its the amp malfunctioning. you can stick a fan on an amp to cool it down, but if the amp is boiling hot and shutting down after 2 seconds, thats not somehing a fan will help...bHow does one go about putting a fan on an amp? I'd like to put one on my Alpine, just to help it out and prolong its life a little big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing_0 Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 basically, you go out and get two fans from radio shack, they look like over sized computer ecu fans, about 3" or so in diamter...you arrange the two fans in a push pull configuration so a constant stream of air is flowing across the heat sink...you can power it with the remote wire if your remote wire has enough current to both turn on the amp and power hte fan, or you can use a swtich or relay and run it that way...b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 Well actually, you know what a cooling block is? mostly used in computers to cool processors, Im sure you could find a few to work, put them where your AMP gets hot, and run water through them (like water injection for you amp ) Anyways, if you got money, you could use freon too. That would be awesome, try looking on google for freon/water cooled amp projects, Im sure people have done them. LaterPeace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAydAy Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 The wiring ideas were all I needed. I got a ton of computer fans around here and I got my fan setup from the heatsink of my old Logitech Z-560 amp that I had 2 fans on. It was ghetto as hell....[/threadjack]-Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHEIII874T5M Posted May 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 lol @ Andy (threadjack) it's all good man yea... I have a feeling I wired the subs up incorrectly, as the right one is hitting harder than the left, so yea I have to rewire all that.thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAydAy Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 lol @ Andy (threadjack) it's all good man yea... I have a feeling I wired the subs up incorrectly, as the right one is hitting harder than the left, so yea I have to rewire all that.thanks guysI could bust out more. On my left side here....my P4 1.6ghz running at 3.0ghz. its got an Iceberg watercooling setup on it. Now THATS coooooooool. =DCheck your polarity, It seems to me that reversing the power can make the sub louder sometimes, Its odd. Perhaps one is regular and one is reversed? Also check and see if you have seperate crossovers or boosters if they're set differently. -Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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