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I know DEAD HORSE.. but if you feel like it,.. Help me with Class A/B vs Class D.
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<blockquote data-quote="Chromatic" data-source="post: 8221254" data-attributes="member: 659121"><p>Sounds good. Did a 15 minute drive today.. and the amp was literally COLD when I touched it .. go figure. What got the amp the hottest was a 2+ hour DVD movie, with the car stationary (not that being stationary is really any different to driving INSIDE the car).</p><p></p><p>Yes.. I work with fans from 20mm to 400mm every day.. so I'm well versed in working with those, eliminating any noise from the fans, amp draw etc. However, I have never put a fan in a car.. I won't lie.</p><p></p><p>So if I were to just mount a nice extra Noctua 200mm fan I have here doing nothing in the car.. What's the best way to wire it to eliminate adding any extra noise to the system,.. and powering it , et al.</p><p></p><p>You mentioned the remote,.. which makes sense to power up when the amp kicks on, and off when amp is off -- then a relay. I'm assuming this means I would tap into the remote wire from the amp itself (which will make installing the fan MUCH easier than running a new power source across the vehicle).. and the relay would be also attached to what? Another power supply/ground? Would I fuse the power line going into the fan with like a 1amp "inline" fuse? I trust your advice very much, so if you could describe the basic wiring hookup to the relay - fan - remote (and any other wires.. I know I would at least need to run a ground based on the way the circuitry of the fan I would use works of course)..</p><p></p><p>Can I essentially run remote as power from amp remote wire, and the ground from fan back to the ground terminal on the amp? With the relay it makes me think I need to be adding another wire, like an additional power source letting the remote wire be the "on/off" switch, relay then allow the other "power" wire feed current through relay.. and ground there because , well, everything needs a ground.</p><p></p><p>But this is just off the top of my head speculation,.. I'm sure you can clear this up in a sentence or two. If there is any specific relay that works best and if any extra fuse would be wise inline to fan or back to amp from fan let me know what rating you would use -- and of course the basic route X wire Y wire, and Z wire to relay at point 1, 2, and 3.. and I can take it from there.</p><p></p><p>Appreciate your advice!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chromatic, post: 8221254, member: 659121"] Sounds good. Did a 15 minute drive today.. and the amp was literally COLD when I touched it .. go figure. What got the amp the hottest was a 2+ hour DVD movie, with the car stationary (not that being stationary is really any different to driving INSIDE the car). Yes.. I work with fans from 20mm to 400mm every day.. so I'm well versed in working with those, eliminating any noise from the fans, amp draw etc. However, I have never put a fan in a car.. I won't lie. So if I were to just mount a nice extra Noctua 200mm fan I have here doing nothing in the car.. What's the best way to wire it to eliminate adding any extra noise to the system,.. and powering it , et al. You mentioned the remote,.. which makes sense to power up when the amp kicks on, and off when amp is off -- then a relay. I'm assuming this means I would tap into the remote wire from the amp itself (which will make installing the fan MUCH easier than running a new power source across the vehicle).. and the relay would be also attached to what? Another power supply/ground? Would I fuse the power line going into the fan with like a 1amp "inline" fuse? I trust your advice very much, so if you could describe the basic wiring hookup to the relay - fan - remote (and any other wires.. I know I would at least need to run a ground based on the way the circuitry of the fan I would use works of course).. Can I essentially run remote as power from amp remote wire, and the ground from fan back to the ground terminal on the amp? With the relay it makes me think I need to be adding another wire, like an additional power source letting the remote wire be the "on/off" switch, relay then allow the other "power" wire feed current through relay.. and ground there because , well, everything needs a ground. But this is just off the top of my head speculation,.. I'm sure you can clear this up in a sentence or two. If there is any specific relay that works best and if any extra fuse would be wise inline to fan or back to amp from fan let me know what rating you would use -- and of course the basic route X wire Y wire, and Z wire to relay at point 1, 2, and 3.. and I can take it from there. Appreciate your advice! [/QUOTE]
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