2500d hot as hell

[yo0123yo 10+ year member]

usually when im blasting my music at full volume for lets say 10-15 min it gets pretty warm, then if i go up to like a half hour it will get so hot that if i keep my hand on it for like 10 sec i will seriously get a minor burn, my gains and all that shit is set right, is this normal for the 2500d to get this hot? its bein run at 1 ohm for two 12" L7's

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[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

why the hell do you blare your music at full volume in the first place? that's just stupid. hearing loss ftl. you're really pushing that amp at high volumes.

 

[yo0123yo 10+ year member]

because i like my music loud maybe? i didnt get two L7's and a 2500d to keep it on volume 5/35 sorry

 

[Ricky616 10+ year member]

check ur voltage and see if the amp is receiving enough power //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

3/4 is as high as you should ever go... past that you are clipping your head unit, which then clips the signal to every other part of your system... making it sound like poo and blow...

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

3/4 is as high as you should ever go... past that you are clipping your head unit, which then clips the signal to every other part of your system... making it sound like poo and blow...

x2. i didn't say you couldn't listen to it loud, just saying that full volume will possibly cause your equipment to fail and permanent hearing damage. there's notihing wrong with moderate listening levels and having the potential to show up some ricer kid who thinks he's the shit.

 

[Hydrastas 10+ year member]

What kind of person wants to hear loud music? Thats unheard of, but all amps heat up, except a superconductive one with no resistance. Depends how long you run it and what percentage of it's max output your using it on, also what kind of location it's in is vital whether it's well ventilated or under a seat etc...I wouldn't worry about it, I think on the bright side, now you can cook eggs inside your car.

 

[toaster 10+ year member]

3/4 is as high as you should ever go... past that you are clipping your head unit, which then clips the signal to every other part of your system... making it sound like poo and blow...

err, just because you clip your hu, doesnt mean youre clipping your amp.

to an amp, that clipped input signal is just another signal it has to reproduce.

 

[Rodeo91 10+ year member]

Weird man, I was just coming to the amplifier section to make the exact same post!

So yea, mine runs hot, but mine is at .7 ohm.

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

err, just because you clip your hu, doesnt mean youre clipping your amp.
to an amp, that clipped input signal is just another signal it has to reproduce.

dosent mean its clipping your amps no, but its still putting out a clip signalit was fed

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

grab a relay form partsexpress or radioshack and wire up a 80mm or 120mm computer fan

check newegg.com

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

what?? i thought it amplifies the clip signals?

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

Mine gets extremely hot to the touch, but it takes like an hour or so for it to get that hot.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

you dont know how hot hell is...

 

[orphe 10+ year member]

Long story short, the lower the ohms the hotter the amp can get @ high volumes for more than 30 min of play. Especially it the amp is not getting enough constant power.