Cold Weather keeps amp cool

[serg18 10+ year member]

I spent 8 hours drive from Georgia to Virginia yesterday. My amp didn't shut off once. I have a kicker ix-702 bridged to a lightning audio 12" in a sealed box. Temperature display indicated 50-57 degrees the whole time I was driving. The cold weather kept the amp cool the entire night. Is it possible to keep it cool during the hot months without a fan?

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[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

AC on and seat down.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Put it in a freezer and run the wires to it?

 

[GlocksRock 10+ year member]

my amps don't seem to get hot, but then again I have yet to take a road trip where the system has been on for several hours at a time. But my old HiFonics BX1000D never got hot, and it barely ever got warm.

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

depends on hot hard you run it, if it clips at all (causes alot of heat in the amp), and how well the map is ventiliated.

hot summer sun leave my amps already warm almost downright hot when i get to the car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

but my kx is a beast and can take it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[serg18 10+ year member]

What do you mean when you mention "clipping"?

 

[bterz 10+ year member]

I deliver Pizzas and my stero is usually on for a few hours at a time.

My Cadence amp gets hot to the touch but never has shut-off and I've never smelt anything, either //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif:veryhapp://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

Put it in a freezer and run the wires to it?

just put in a bucket of water. water cooled amp FTW.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

AC on and then depending on how high you have the volume

I ran about 7 hours straight and could lay my hand on my bb1250.1 when I got where I was going.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

just put in a bucket of water. water cooled amp FTW.

does this work as well as the water box cooling coils?

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

does this work as well as the water box cooling coils?

works great. some times when im thirsty i can drink from it to. so thats a +.

 

[GlocksRock 10+ year member]

My old MTX Thunder 2300x amp used to get so hot... it got so hot a few times it actually went into protect mode... I miss that amp... 2300x R.I.P.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

works great. some times when im thirsty i can drink from it to. so thats a +.

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ah the water box:laugh: