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my amp can fry bacon!!!
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:38 am
by JL Man
i have a jl 300/4, the front channels are powering my comps. and the rear channels are powering my subs. (my sub amp blew) but after playing for about 25-30 min, the amp gets extremely hot. could this be because the rear channels are bridged and the front is not. or maybe the subs are wired some crazy ohm load. (mobile one guy did it)?
thanks
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:20 am
by smoker
that amp is only 4 ohm stable when bridged......
ill have a blt with mayo please
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:24 am
by JL Man
ohh ok, so i can just wire the subs 4 ohm and the amp shouldn't get that hot?
on white or wheat
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:30 am
by tomcat
mmmmm...bacon.....
Does that mean I will have the same ploblem when I use my ppi amp bridged to a RE SE? (4ohm DVC)
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:54 am
by smoker
ohh ok, so i can just wire the subs 4 ohm and the amp shouldn't get that hot?
on white or wheat
toasted white please and yes 4 ohms will keep it cooler
Does that mean I will have the same ploblem when I use my ppi amp bridged to a RE SE? (4ohm DVC)
yes it does
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:00 am
by Justin from Detroit1
Amps get hot man, especially if they are class A/B amps. I had an ARC Audio amp that I had playing for about an hour or so. I touched it accidently and it burnt my hand, still have the burn mark from it. Class A/B amps can easily get to 175 degrees+
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:30 am
by Darthness
my jl e1200 got pretty hot itself :)
but seriously try to cook a peice of bacon on it... :P
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:23 pm
by JL Man
so if i wire each sub at 2 ohms and bridge them, will they become 4 ohm?
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:42 pm
by Jonathan
Did you stick a thermometer on it, or do it the traditional way that audio guys do and count how many seconds you can hold your hand on there?
Make sure the amp has a proper load on it, and that the gains are set correctly. Other than that, amps do get very hot as mentioned above.
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:43 pm
by joeyc
if you could mount a cast iron griddle directly to the amp, and fry some bacon, I think that would surpass the trunk glassed waffle iron!!! I forget which one of you guys have that, but you gotta admit that would be cool!! "Hey listen to MY stereo, and lets fry some bacon and eggs while we're doing it!"