heat sink

[boomin along 10+ year member]

i need help here, i am making a new enclousure for a subwoofer and i am changin the positioning of the amplifier, i dont see a heat sink on it though, so im not sure if it needs to be exposed to lots of air and what not, or if i can bury it away, the amplifier is a kenwood KAC-729S, thanks for whoever helps //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

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[kingpin_jeffie 10+ year member]

The entire metal chassis of the amp acts as a heatsink so if you hide the amp during your install it would be a wise idea to have some sort of fan set up to ventilate the heat which the amp will create.

Otherwise just keep the amp mounted upright so the heat can rise away from the amp. ie no upside down mounting

 

[Bavarian3 10+ year member]

u want there to be a good amount of airflow where the amp is. attach a fan to it and that will do good.