Importants or NON importance of amp fans

[Joe562MMA 10+ year member]

of running fans on ur amp..

i recently purchased a bc 5500 an it came with too fans do they vans really work in keeping the amp cool or are they just another product people sell just to profit?

or do any of u have experience running them

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[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

too fans? ..... sigh

I'd say they help, they vent out hot air that the amps DO cause in that class. I mean.. unless you want them to shut off for thermal reasons.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

They wrk... If u really wanna keep them cool swap fans for some with a higher cfm.... May be louder but they can move some air.

 

[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

They wrk... If u really wanna keep them cool swap fans for some with a higher cfm.... May be louder but they can move some air.

Agreed, though I wonder the cfm of the stock ones to begin with. Would be good info to know. I have a ton of xfx 40cm and 60cm lol. free with rebates so I stocked up.

EDIT: 12k posts woot.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Agreed, though I wonder the cfm of the stock ones to begin with. Would be good info to know. I have a ton of xfx 40cm and 60cm lol. free with rebates so I stocked up.
EDIT: 12k posts woot.

Prob some 20cfm's to keep them quite Now toss in some 60+'s and its a freaking AC. LOL

 

[Joe562MMA 10+ year member]

ok thanks what are those cfms?

 

[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

Prob some 20cfm's to keep them quite Now toss in some 60+'s and its a freaking AC. LOL

lol that would be wonderful.

ok thanks what are those cfms?

higher cfm, .. better. Plain and simple. though it usually comes at cost of louder dba etc.

 

[Joe562MMA 10+ year member]

o ok what would something like the best one for me cost?

 

[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

o ok what would something like the best one for me cost?

not that much, fans they use are a smaller size usually. figure out it's size and check some sites like newegg.com etc to get a general idea. google cfm and such too for more info on that.

 

[Joe562MMA 10+ year member]

alright cool thanks bro.

 

[murph 10+ year member]

Fans inside the amp are very beneficial but, outside is not necessary. They will help though just not a substantial amount.

 

[Julian 10+ year member]

With my old Sax-125.2 being a class A/b it ran like a grill in the summer times.. Seriously I could cook food on it.. I added two 120MM fans one pushing and one pulling with a plexi cover and a filter to keep dust out and even on the hottest days it would stay cool to the touch..

Edit: Fans for me are not a determining factor for amps, if they come with them that's cool but if they don't I really don't fret about it too much. It can get hot here in Missouri, I'll add fans if I need to.

 

[Joe562MMA 10+ year member]

yea i bought a bc 5500 with 2 fans an plexiglass too

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

gramma not two importants. while external fans are not real great for instant heat transfer, it does get the hot air away from the amp, so it can continue to run high power without overheating. the old school directed 1100d's would survive running at enough heat to burn skin, and that is probably whi most i have seen have melted torroid and fet connections. some old school amps like the ms/mps amps sold a box with fans to go around the amp as the low impedance "kit"

 

[Lowflyin 10+ year member]

gramma not two importants. while external fans are not real great for instant heat transfer, it does get the hot air away from the amp, so it can continue to run high power without overheating. the old school directed 1100d's would survive running at enough heat to burn skin, and that is probably whi most i have seen have melted torroid and fet connections. some old school amps like the ms/mps amps sold a box with fans to go around the amp as the low impedance "kit"

I burned the shit out of my hand the other day on my Directed 650. Sumbish gets HOT