Amp Heating Up

[xChuckie420 10+ year member]

Hello i have a PZA1500.1 Crunch amp powering up 2 CVR124's. My dad came home last night and told me that the subs turned off on him... I went to check out the subs and touch the amp and it was blazing hot! (hot enough to cook some eggs on there!) Any suggestions on why this is happening? Any suggestion would be helpful. Thank You in advance

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[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

Are you getting a lot of voltage drop? Could be low voltage...

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Could just be a low budget amp. Is your power/ ground wire large enough..

 

[xChuckie420 10+ year member]

Could just be a low budget amp. Is your power/ ground wire large enough..

I am running a 4 gauge wire! could bad wiring cause this 2?

 

[xChuckie420 10+ year member]

Are you getting a lot of voltage drop? Could be low voltage...

What do u mean as low voltage??

 

[Robert 2001 10+ year member]

Check the ground and all connections to the subs. I have a class a amp I ran with 2 10 cvr 4s did the same thinv because of a loose wire at one of the terminals on the subs.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

What do u mean as low voltage??

Dimming lights ect.

 

[Robert 2001 10+ year member]

Where do you have your gain set

 

[VWBobby 10+ year member]

Easiest way to test for low voltage is to play heavy bass music and see if the voltage drops below 12.5 -14.4V while the engine is running, measured at the amp power terminals. You should have at least 12.5V while running, preferably 13 - 14.4V.

 

[xChuckie420 10+ year member]

Dimming lights ect.

YEA i actually do have my lights dim to the music lol so i will look into that see what i can do.. Would a capacitor take care of this problem?

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

YEA i actually do have my lights dim to the music lol so i will into that see what i can do.. Would a capacitor take care of this problem?

caps only make the problem worse they are a marketing scheme. first off search "big 3" on here, its the first step to upgrading your electrical. if that doesn't fix it look into getting a battery in the back