How hot should an amp get?

[logan963 10+ year member]

I've recently switched from a hifonics brz 1200.1 to a JBL GTO 2400.1, now the hifonics never even got warm, but this JBL gets pretty hot and Im not pushing it near as hard as I was with the hifonics. I know certain amps get warmer than others, I have a jl slash v2 300.4 and it gets pretty warm, but not near as warm as the jbl does

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[Silverado SS 10+ year member]

Should not be hot to the touch. Luke warm at most. Maybe look into a fan

 

[BlurredVision 10+ year member]

I have the 1400 and those amps draw a tremendous amount of current. I wouldn't worry about it as long as you can keep it feed. I'm not even sure if they're class AB or D

 

[NuckinFutz 10+ year member]

When I had a jl it never got hot?

 

[logan963 10+ year member]

I have the 1400 and those amps draw a tremendous amount of current. I wouldn't worry about it as long as you can keep it feed. I'm not even sure if they're class AB or D

Pretty sure its a class D

 

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When I had a jl it never got hot?

All the JL's I have had get pretty warm

 

[logan963 10+ year member]

Should not be hot to the touch. Luke warm at most. Maybe look into a fan

Ya, a little more than luke warm, probably will need one

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

No amp should run seriously hot.But It is good practice to run it a cool as possible.If it gets hot enough it should shut down/or blow a fuse,but fans are cheap,and move quite a bit of air.Its your system. So if you feel as if its running too hot,check your wiring configuration for proper ohm load,and make certain you are feeding it with the proper electrical,and make a decision weather to place a fan on it or not.Ive ran old school amps so hott back in the day I could feel the heat up front,on some old coustic 380s on my subs,190s on the mids ect.

 

[Tshaffe]

I've recently switched from a hifonics brz 1200.1 to a JBL GTO 2400.1, now the hifonics never even got warm, but this JBL gets pretty hot and Im not pushing it near as hard as I was with the hifonics. I know certain amps get warmer than others, I have a jl slash v2 300.4 and it gets pretty warm, but not near as warm as the jbl does

Make sure you are not running it at a load its not stable at. That JBL amp is only stable at 2 or 4 ohms so make sure everything is wired correctly.

 

[logan963 10+ year member]

Make sure you are not running it at a load its not stable at. That JBL amp is only stable at 2 or 4 ohms so make sure everything is wired correctly.

Lol little late bro. it was because of voltage drop, already fixed the problem

 

[Tshaffe]

Lol little late bro. it was because of voltage drop, already fixed the problem

Yeah I just happened to see this lol I knew I was late but you never know! I was having the same issue so thought maybe I'd be able to help ya out. I'm getting voltage drops too... How did you fix it? Big 3?

 

[logan963 10+ year member]

Yeah I just happened to see this lol I knew I was late but you never know! I was having the same issue so thought maybe I'd be able to help ya out. I'm getting voltage drops too... How did you fix it? Big 3?

yep, and I ran dual power and grounds

 

[Tshaffe]

yep, and I ran dual power and grounds

I'm planing on doing big 3 soon so hopefully it fixes it completely cause I also hooked up my cap and it helped a little. What do you mean by dual power and ground?

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

I'm planing on doing big 3 soon so hopefully it fixes it completely cause I also hooked up my cap and it helped a little. What do you mean by dual power and ground?

All a cap does is put more of a load on your electrical system. I would remove it.

 

[logan963 10+ year member]

I'm planing on doing big 3 soon so hopefully it fixes it completely cause I also hooked up my cap and it helped a little. What do you mean by dual power and ground?

ya, no caps. My amp has two ground and power imputs

 

[Tshaffe]

All a cap does is put more of a load on your electrical system. I would remove it.

Well it was helping