coolin temp gauge for amp

[biglion 10+ year member]

is there any temp gauge i can purchase to monitor sub amp for heat besides the Steve meade one its expensive and it barely readable unless you have magnifier glass lol any help thanks

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[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

"IF" your amp is running that hot I'd move it to a better location or get a squirrel fan to cool it. That would be money WELL spent vs a gauge...

 

[jteske88 10+ year member]

Smd makes em

 

[Nutdawg651]

is there any temp gauge i can purchase to monitor sub amp for heat besides the Steve meade one its expensive and it barely readable unless you have magnifier glass lol any help thanks

Go to down4sound.com see what they have jonathan price has been testing new meters for over a year , they dont go out like the other meters on the market you can see them well and if you know the tahoe he had with the 10-18s then theyre obviously worth it exspecially since its only 25$ compared to an smd thats $75

 

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Go to down4sound.com see what they have jonathan price has been testing new meters for over a year , they dont go out like the other meters on the market you can see them well and if you know the tahoe he had with the 10-18s then theyre obviously worth it exspecially since its only 25$ compared to an smd thats $75

To me the smd is just a pretty meter

 

[argenis69 10+ year member]

I have a fan for each and that's good enough.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

Just put a fan on a relay. I put a switch on mine too, so I can turn it on (and it will only come on when the amp is on) or off. You're going to want to wire it to a relay anyway, using the HU remote wire as the sense wire, so that it doesn't run all the time. Thermostats are unnecessary IMO, but if you really want one, search ebay, and also search the computer building community.

 

[biglion 10+ year member]

"IF" your amp is running that hot I'd move it to a better location or get a squirrel fan to cool it. That would be money WELL spent vs a gauge...

i actually had one of these and sold it not sure it would really cool my amp but i have some case fase

 

[biglion 10+ year member]

Just put a fan on a relay. I put a switch on mine too, so I can turn it on (and it will only come on when the amp is on) or off. You're going to want to wire it to a relay anyway, using the HU remote wire as the sense wire, so that it doesn't run all the time. Thermostats are unnecessary IMO, but if you really want one, search ebay, and also search the computer building community.

yea i was gone wire so it would come on it get hot and or use relay

 

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I have a fan for each and that's good enough.

yea i have couple fans nice size i use as a push pull hopefully that will help

 

[biglion 10+ year member]

Go to down4sound.com see what they have jonathan price has been testing new meters for over a yearTo me the smd is just a pretty meter

yea i agree im not hating just like some more noticable

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

is there any temp gauge i can purchase to monitor sub amp for heat besides the Steve meade one its expensive and it barely readable unless you have magnifier glass lol any help thanks

What amp? Where is it mounted? And why is it getting so hot that it concerns u? Ive never had a fan on any of my amps in my impala

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

yea i was gone wire so it would come on it get hot and or use relay

 

Methinks you're only going to pick one. Either way it's going to need a relay.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Unless the amp is going into thermal protect it's not an issue...

 

[biglion 10+ year member]

its not goin into protect its just a personal preference

 

[biglion 10+ year member]

aq2200d its no issue its just a personal preference im build and enclosed amp rack not sure how im gone mount it yet

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

I know the amp, you got it from me. If you do an enclosed amp rack then a few 80mm fans mounted push/pull is what I'd do...