Keeping my amp cool in this summer heat...

[joshs79065]

I need help. I fear the amp I have will not last through this Texas summer heat. Today my car was reading at 109 degrees! My amp will play for a bit before it finally goes into protect mode to keep itself from overheating, and its only on a total of 10-15 minutes before it turns off for about 2-3 minutes than comes back on. I'm trying to avoid using it as not to completely destroy the amp. What can I do to help keep it cooled off? I fear a fan will simply not be enough as I have the amp in my trunk.

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[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

several fans.. lol

 

[joshs79065]

Haha, guess I have no choice! Going to tear up some old computers for their fans and do that.

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

I just got a fan off ebay for like 4 bucks shipped to experiment. I'ma see how well I can incorporate it then probably have to order a few more.

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

tap into the ac ducts and run some lines to the amp

 

[supermaxx123 10+ year member]

tap into the ac ducts and run some lines to the amp

desperate

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

make sure you make and enclosure for the fans and the amp.. the fans will not force enough air on it in a free air environment.. if you make a push pull system it will work a lot better.. 2-4 fans pushing air across it and on the opposite side 2-4 fans pulling the hot air off the amps..