amps overheating

[stockton86]

hello everybody. My name is Jared and i've got a problem...

I recently replaced my 4 channel amp in my car and had to make a new board to accomodate the amp. I ended up being a little short on one power wire and one ground, so i took a little extra wire that was laying around and taped it to the end of the originals. I know, you think i'm retarded.

So, everything worked great except that the amps both overheated. I checked the wiring to make sure that it was correct, it was. I talked to someone, he said the ground was too small, i told him about my tape job and he said that's it. Went to audio place and got 2 barrel connectors, put those on. Overheating problem continues on both amps. One amp shuts off if i crank it for a while.

Does anyone have any good ideas as to why my amps are so hot? They used to be fine, until i rewired. Is it the barrel connectors?

I would appreciate any hints.

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[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

turn down your gain

 

[waNtsumBuMP 10+ year member]

You could put the amps in a place where your a/c can hit them, or whut i do because i always have my windows down was i put my amp in a spot where the air always hit the amp, and it has only overheated once since... but when i had my amp underneath my seat, i had a 12volt fan i bought at radio shack for like 4 bucks and it did the job fine, but it still was over heating because i always keep my bass all the way up... so i would prob do whut neonrider said and turn down your gain a bit, and then either hook up a fan or two, or just re-place your amp in a spot where air can hit it....

 

[clarity413 10+ year member]

Put a big block of ice on it...

 

[waNtsumBuMP 10+ year member]

hahaha.. that would get the job done, but would prob fry your amp...

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

So this is the new amp overheating on you? Some lower quality amps are known to have heat issues. What amp is it? You could try building a sealed amp rack with exhaust fans to get the air moving over the heatsinks if nothing else works.

 

[stockton86]

i should probably re-iterate: this problem never used to occur until i reinstalled the amps. Before, neither amp did it, now both do. I'll try the gain thing, but i'm convinced that there's something else...

 

[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

could be the ground or the way you mounted it (make sure there is lots of airflow and remember, heat rises)