Sold Beefing up an amp?

[timb2169 10+ year member]

Is there anyone out there, because I dont know anyone that does, that can beef up an amp? Such as:

making an amp that is 1 ohm stable be able to run .5 stable daily?

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[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

take out its protection cuiructry(sp?) and install a couple fans... but i dont reconmend doing that, it may work and then it may fry ur amp.

 

[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

thats one thing ive wondered, any way to mod an alpine mrd-m1005 to be 1ohm stable?

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

read above ur post...

 

[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

i saw lol....

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

You could fill the inside of it with a non-conductive semi-liquid high-conductance compound to help with heat dissipation. Bigger heatsinks, larger wires where applicable, etc. The truth is, it's not worth the effort unless you're making one of those super amps that are 1/16 ohm stable and can push 9.6kw.

 

[timb2169 10+ year member]

lol, yeah, i could take out teh protection I guess, What is it that kills the amp tho? Overheating and cooking itself?

 

[timb2169 10+ year member]

But Ill tell you what, My Avionixx gets hotter than the sun, honest. I went and bought an analog temperature guage and it runs about 120-125 degress daily...thats pretty warm...Try getting in a hottub at 107 degress...I couldnt imagine 120-125. The thing should melt....

 

[stones 10+ year member]

This is gonna sound crazy but...

Heres an idea for an insane cooling system.

Build a tank to house the amp, fill it with cooking oil, throw the amp in.

Cooking oil does not conduct electricity so the amp can be completely immersed and not short out, the cooking oil will wick away the heat and release it on all sides of the container.

Some people have actually done this with the motherboards of their PC's to keep the processor cool.

The tricky part is the nospill tank design and making amp adjustments after everythings installed(messy).

I would love to see it done, I bet it would get high points for install creativity at comps.

Heres a pic of a PC mother board immersed in mineral oil

 

[timb2169 10+ year member]

This is gonna sound crazy but...Heres an idea for an insane cooling system.

Build a tank to house the amp, fill it with cooking oil, throw the amp in.

Cooking oil does not conduct electricity so the amp can be completely immersed and not short out, the cooking oil will wick away the heat and release it on all sides of the container.

Some people have actually done this with the motherboards of their PC's to keep the processor cool.

The tricky part is the nospill tank design and making amp adjustments after everythings installed(messy).

I would love to see it done, I bet it would get high points for install creativity at comps.

I have heard of that before.....but what do you think about the liquid cooling systems for comps that attach to the processor and coolit in a continuious (whatever) cycle?

Just like a cars raditator..

 

[andy1234 10+ year member]

you want fries with your bass?

haha that is a good idea till you want to adjust settings on the amp and you cant grip the knobs lol

 

[timb2169 10+ year member]

well...about the comp cooling with the crisco.....You would have to isolate the motherboard fro the rest of the hardware correct? Because I just cant imagine that...but I as well would like to see some pics...

Is there some type of circuitry work that I can have someone do to make this possible? Becuase I really dont want to have to buy a 20.1, because I know that they can do it....

 

[stones 10+ year member]

Heres a discussion on the topic

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/comments/3153/P0/

Hers some pics of someone doing it

http://multimediapcs.blogspot.com/2005/07/computer-cooled-with-mineral-oil.html

This ones really cool

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=802563&page=1&pp=20&highlight=Submerged

So far Hydralic fluid and mineral oil(pure baby oil) are considered the best to use.

 

[stones 10+ year member]

well...about the comp cooling with the crisco.....You would have to isolate the motherboard fro the rest of the hardware correct? Because I just cant imagine that...but I as well would like to see some pics...

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The moving parts like the hard drive and the cd drives cannot be immersed for obvious reasons.

 

[timb2169 10+ year member]

Thats freakin awesome, the second link is the best