Amp is gettin to hot fron sun....help?

[Camaro_man 10+ year member]

The other day my car was parked in the sun at my g/f's house for about 4 hours. When I left my amp didnt turn on. When I got to my house I turned the car back on to investigate and then it turned on.

Yesterday I worked 10-5 and my car was in the sun all day. Sure enough, when I left my amp wouldn't turn on.

Most of you guys probably have never had this problem b/c you have an actual trunk...but I drive a Camaro (hatchback) so the amp is basically in the direct sunlight. I have my backglass tinted but I suppose it's not helping any.

Suggestions?

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[Railrocker 10+ year member]

Your gonna have to put something between your amp and the sun everytime your not driving it or relocate your amp. Maybe one of those "sunshades" people put in their front window to protect their dash would work. Im not sure if thats whats making your amp shut down though. An amp might get hot externally from the sun but it would have to be hella hot to get the internal components of an amp hot. With tinted windows Im not sure it could get this hot.

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

i have an idea.. move it?

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

install like 10 fans on that thing, leave them on all day //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Camaro_man 10+ year member]

i have an idea.. move it?

Yeah, wow you're a genious. I wish I could have thought of that one.

I have a custom fit enclosure that goes down inside of my well in the hatch so there's no place else to put it. Unless I put it like in the floor in back the seat or something but that's ghetto.

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

Curious, what kind of amp is it?

 

[addisdar 10+ year member]

Yeah, wow you're a genious. I wish I could have thought of that one.


I have a custom fit enclosure that goes down inside of my well in the hatch so there's no place else to put it. Unless I put it like in the floor in back the seat or something but that's ghetto.

You can just move it there on a temp basis to ensure that it is the issue.

 

[SUB_URBAN 10+ year member]

Put a Blanket over it and leave the blanket on it while you bump. The blanket will help dissipate the heat away from the amp.

 

[Railrocker 10+ year member]

He said its tinted. And no need to move it to see if thats the issue put something between the sun and it. Something insulated and reflective.

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

blankets are your friend... may look ghetto but will protect your equipment... i use one in my hatch as well

 

[Railrocker 10+ year member]

Ya if your only issue is when its parked. (work, gfs house, ect.) Then blankets might be the best deal plus people cant see your equip.

 

[3onDubs 10+ year member]

sunblock?

 

[Kickerkitty 10+ year member]

Kill the sun!!!!

 

[Camaro_man 10+ year member]

Ok....anyone know where I can get a blanket that people will look at and say "what cool blanket!"

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[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Your gonna have to put something between your amp and the sun everytime your not driving it or relocate your amp. Maybe one of those "sunshades" people put in their front window to protect their dash would work. Im not sure if thats whats making your amp shut down though. An amp might get hot externally from the sun but it would have to be hella hot to get the internal components of an amp hot. With tinted windows Im not sure it could get this hot.

If it dissipates heat one direction, wouldn't it dissipate heat both ways? I mean if the heatsink takes heat off the internal components, wouldn't it also transfer heat from outside to the internal components if the heat source was reversed?