Arizona heat

[SuperScion9000]

Is the Arizona heat overheating your guys amps too? or does my amp just ****? I have a belva 5500d.

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[BOOMINGRANDPA 5,000+ posts]

Is the Arizona heat overheating your guys amps too? or does my amp just ****? I have a belva 5500d.

well heat does kill man u may need a fan but those amps aren't very well respected

 

[BOOMINGRANDPA 5,000+ posts]

Is the Arizona heat overheating your guys amps too? or does my amp just ****? I have a belva 5500d.

do u have a good ground is it tight?, no paint under it.. sometime either bad ground or thin wire can make amps over heat too..

 

[SuperScion9000]

Grounds are good got 0 gauge on straight metal. My dad has a sundown saz-2000 does fine but it has an internal fan. ill have to upgrade, would amp would best handle Arizona heat you think?

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

lol...changing amps isn't gonna help your situation man. Where's the amp's current location? If it's in the trunk, well....

 

[SuperScion9000]

its in the back of a scion xb so not really a truck, I wanted to change amps anyway. When I have the ac on it works just when I first jump in its in protect.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Huh?

So your amp goes into protect when the AC is on? how come you didn't mention this in the 1st post?

 

[shredder1 10+ year member]

When you jump in the car it is in protect?

 

[SuperScion9000]

no I mean the amp works fine when the ac is on because the cool air, just when I get in the amp is in protect because of it overheating from the heat. did I word that right?

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Ya, or that. I'm confused...

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

So...lemme get this straight: the amp goes into protect when you get into the car? But it does not go into protect when the ac is running.

 

[SuperScion9000]

sorry, when I first get in the ac is off and the amp is in protect because its hot, when I turn the ac on and is on for a while the amp cools down and kicks on. does that make sense?

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

A little bit. So how is the amp mounted? Is it in an open area where air can get to it or surrounded by something?

 

[SuperScion9000]

its in an open area

 

[shredder1 10+ year member]

It is hot out... I'm in East Chandler and the temp is 115 right now... but an amplifier should work irregardless... are you trying to run a low impedance?.. that can and will create thermal problems even failure!.. as someone stated Belva is not well regarded.