Amp/Subs are freezing!

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

I was at college earlier today in upstate new york getting ready to leave, and there was FROST ON MY SUBS AND AMP! I tried to bump my subs a bit and they weren't very loud at all... after about a half hour in the heat ieverything was back to normal....

is this common for amps to do this in the cold?

how can i keep them from getting frosted on? i already have a blanket over my box and subs

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[XtrmAudioCncpts 10+ year member]

how did they get wet so they form frost is my question

 

[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

Is there moisture coming from somewhere?

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

yea my subs are suuuuper cold and they barely hit now too i had a thread up earlier today about it

 

[Eclipse5482 10+ year member]

park inside if u can lol but im sure u've thought of that

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

its normal man, just dont bump them loud let the coils warm up and u wont have a problem

 

[yz_gt69 10+ year member]

hehe, i know where you're coming from!

I'm in the middle of finals right now, but next week when I get home I'm gonna figure out a system (like a heating pad) for the amp... I'll let ya know how it works out.. a for now tho, just take the long way home and let it warm up so you can bump. lol

 

[stones 10+ year member]

Welcome to life in Canada.

when you run your car the interior warms up including the stereo components, when you park the car they make the transition from warm to cold, during this transition they reach the dew point (the point where condensation appears) as they cool further past the freezing point the condensation turns to frost.

Theres really not much you can do other then park in a heated garage.

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

****, i have never seen that. winters in Chicago get cold, but i guess not that cold.

 

[DZNUTTS 10+ year member]

schitt......

 

[Eclipse5482 10+ year member]

**** i thought i had it bad when it was like 40 outside //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I have had my speakers in my car in below freezing weather and never had that happen before. Must be getting wet back there some how. I would just start your car a good 15 mins. before you go anywhere and no blast it right away and you should be straight.

 

[Defconx3 10+ year member]

Frost db's for teh win?

 

[Pop da Hatch 10+ year member]

shit if we have weather in the low teens during winter that is good weather - especially if there is no wind (usually 25-40mph in winter) in Fargo ND

 

[crazy4ozs]

ive never had frost on my speakers, but when my speakers are cold, they dont clip when i turn them up, opposed to letting them run for 30 mins or so