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<blockquote data-quote="Hookah" data-source="post: 8534924" data-attributes="member: 671605"><p>This is my $15 junk yard amp, a spare. I still haven't cleaned it thoroughly yet because it hasn't been out of storage for long at all. It gets pretty hot running two bridged channels powering techno, so I'm practicing a few modifications.</p><p></p><p>-Larger Primary Heat Sink (not including the body)</p><p></p><p>-Fan-Cooled Primary Heat Sink</p><p></p><p>-Large Additional Heat Sink (fin)</p><p></p><p>-Internal Cooling Fan</p><p></p><p>-Open Bottom</p><p></p><p>-Elevated Body</p><p></p><p>-Heat Sinking Platform</p><p></p><p>This is one of those fans that blows out a scoop, blowing through the heat sink channels...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp1_zpslr5gwnlp.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp1_zpslr5gwnlp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp2_zpsbo1sx1og.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp2_zpsbo1sx1og.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>An amp with a spoiler? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif That was the original plate from where the larger heat sink is currently sitting. It got too hot to touch in it's original position. Now it is a large cooling fin...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp3_zpsmwsmi13e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp3_zpsmwsmi13e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp4_zpskyetib8t.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp4_zpskyetib8t.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp5_zpsy0sdyxky.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp5_zpsy0sdyxky.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp6_zps4z8m3tex.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp6_zps4z8m3tex.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp7_zps23i6qtre.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp7_zps23i6qtre.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>The fans aren't connected yet, as I only just started working on it late last night on a whim, but after a good test run, no part of the amp is very hot, only warm. The heat sink, fin, and sides of the platform all get warm, meaning they are doing their job at least to some extent.</p><p></p><p>Yes, the platform is the top from a dead amp turned upside down. The spoiler/fin is the relocated plate from the working amp. The larger heat sink and fans are from random electronics I have been hording for years.</p><p></p><p>...I say not a bad little $15 rig, but I am pretty new to sound systems, so I'm sure there is a lot I'm overlooking or even doing wrong. It can definitely be dressed up a bit at the very least. I just thought I'd share last night's project //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hookah, post: 8534924, member: 671605"] This is my $15 junk yard amp, a spare. I still haven't cleaned it thoroughly yet because it hasn't been out of storage for long at all. It gets pretty hot running two bridged channels powering techno, so I'm practicing a few modifications. -Larger Primary Heat Sink (not including the body) -Fan-Cooled Primary Heat Sink -Large Additional Heat Sink (fin) -Internal Cooling Fan -Open Bottom -Elevated Body -Heat Sinking Platform This is one of those fans that blows out a scoop, blowing through the heat sink channels... [URL="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp1_zpslr5gwnlp.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp1_zpslr5gwnlp.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp2_zpsbo1sx1og.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp2_zpsbo1sx1og.jpg[/IMG][/URL] An amp with a spoiler? [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif[/IMG] That was the original plate from where the larger heat sink is currently sitting. It got too hot to touch in it's original position. Now it is a large cooling fin... [URL="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp3_zpsmwsmi13e.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp3_zpsmwsmi13e.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp4_zpskyetib8t.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp4_zpskyetib8t.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp5_zpsy0sdyxky.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp5_zpsy0sdyxky.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp6_zps4z8m3tex.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp6_zps4z8m3tex.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://s176.photobucket.com/user/chantel5/media/Amp7_zps23i6qtre.jpg.html"][IMG]http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/chantel5/Amp7_zps23i6qtre.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The fans aren't connected yet, as I only just started working on it late last night on a whim, but after a good test run, no part of the amp is very hot, only warm. The heat sink, fin, and sides of the platform all get warm, meaning they are doing their job at least to some extent. Yes, the platform is the top from a dead amp turned upside down. The spoiler/fin is the relocated plate from the working amp. The larger heat sink and fans are from random electronics I have been hording for years. ...I say not a bad little $15 rig, but I am pretty new to sound systems, so I'm sure there is a lot I'm overlooking or even doing wrong. It can definitely be dressed up a bit at the very least. I just thought I'd share last night's project [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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