does it really damage amps mounting them to boxes

[fatboyracing 10+ year member]

says it all

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[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

yes, over time the vibration and any flex from the box loosens up the solder on the board and shit can fall off. Seen it plenty o times

 

[joker4096 10+ year member]

i heard that the higher end amplifiers will most likely not get damaged, cheaper ones on the other hand might, easily. but i would avoid mounted to box if possible

 

[outspoken 10+ year member]

so, if a box is secured to the trunk, mounting the amp elsewhere in the trunk will thus have less vibration? we should all then find a way to measure the level of vibration throughout our vehicles to find the area with the least vibration correct?

i ask because a coin pretty much bounces the same on the hood, roof, trunk lid, and floor of my car as it does the top of the box (well maybe not the hood)...

 

[GavinVoy 10+ year member]

plus if you remove your amp or get a new one, you get screw holes/air leaks.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

yeah but boxes flex.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Yeah, it will make them skip.

 

[GavinVoy 10+ year member]

so, if a box is secured to the trunk, mounting the amp elsewhere in the trunk will thus have less vibration? we should all then find a way to measure the level of vibration throughout our vehicles to find the area with the least vibration correct?
i ask because a coin pretty much bounces the same on the hood, roof, trunk lid, and floor of my car as it does the top of the box (well maybe not the hood)...

so by your calculations we should mount our amps to our hoods //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[anj46907 10+ year member]

yeah. my amps were mounted on my box with 2 12''l7s and it made the screws on the top cover to come loose causing a ear piercing rattle

 

[outspoken 10+ year member]

properly braced boxes flex very little, and if this is the theory then we are talkin about bending amps, so it's not the vibration that damages them... not trying to be sarcastic, just want to understand, i sure dont want the solder on the inside components of my amplifiers failing, i'll lose the deebeez //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, it will make them skip.

i agree. i routinely play cd's in my amplifier.

 

[outspoken 10+ year member]

so by your calculations we should mount our amps to our hoods //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

no not exactly, but the area with the least amount of vibration in the car... the hood wont work cause the engine is in there, i suggest pulling a nice trailer with great suspension to be safe...

 

[Jeepjones85 10+ year member]

I called db-r the amp repair shop to find out about the used Sundowns, Anyway we

were just talking about what kinda repairs they make. He told me like 85-90% of the

repairs they make are dew to extreme vibrations, where the soldered joints on the

board just come lose and cause problems...

 

[outspoken 10+ year member]

I called db-r the amp repair shop to find out about the used Sundowns, Anyway wewere just talking about what kinda repairs they make. He told me like 85-90% of the

repairs they make are dew to extreme vibrations, where the soldered joints on the

board just come lose and cause problems...

over how much time? and where then would one mount the amp inside the vehicle that would have less vibration?

 

[anj46907 10+ year member]

i agree. i routinely play cd's in my amplifier.

i know arent we all. usually we just splice the rca line and tap in our ipods