amp overheating

[joshpoints 10+ year member]

Well I changed the install in my car and my amp that powers my front and rear highs overheated and went into safe mode. The temp outside was around 95 to 100 degrees and I was driving for about 2 hrs. 10 minutes on the freeway with the music turned up and then it started going into safe mode. The amps are mounted in my spare tire compartment. I'm thinking about installing a fan, but my question is will a fan be enough. There is no real circulation of air because there's a cover that goes over the spare tire compartment and then on top of that there is carpeting.

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

you have carpeting over the amp? bad news...

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

ever since I installed my fans & set my gains correctly, haven't gone into protect yet...

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

amp w/ fan

i cut holes in the top of my amp for my fan. never went into protection after that.

youve gotit totally sealed off??? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif

 

[joshpoints 10+ year member]

ever since I installed my fans & set my gains correctly, haven't gone into protect yet...

Yeah. my gains are fine. I move the amps from the very open trunk to a tight location that doesn't get any fresh air. The amps are fine in my area but when I go out of town to hot location like 95-100 degrees and drive for a while the issue comes up. I'm just hoping that a fan is enough otherwise I'll have to create some holes in my carpet for vents along with holes int the compartment cover which I wanted to leave as factory as possible.

 

[jayoner916 10+ year member]

Your Amps Need To Breath What Size Of Power Wire Is Going To Your Amp And What Is The Ohm Load On The Amp And When Its Hot Out Side Take Your Finger And Turn The Volume Down