L5's are hot to the touch

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

Like the title i have 2 12" L5s one mounted with the basket inside the box the other is at a 180degree phase shift. Both get extremely hot to touch(magnet and center of the sub) after listening to them as loud as i can get them for about 3 songs or so. Are my voice coils gunna fry? What can i do to help this situation? Or just leave them be, it will be ok?

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[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

anyone know what i can do about it?

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

Why do you have them shifted? Why not mounted normal? Anyways thats probably not the problem...perhaps to much power...what are your amps rated at?

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Maybe to much power...

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

i have like 700rms to one and only like 400rms to the other. i will be pushing 700rms to both as soon as my amp arrives. and kicker says 600rms. they do not distort or bottom out or anything like that. actually i think they sound **** good

 

[bigbassman Premium Member]

a motor that's hot to the touch = a motor assembly that's doing its job..

its supposed to wick heat through it, and expose the heat along the surface area, to be dissapated..

unless you're smelling the stench of coils (I dont think you are, else you would have posted "what's that smell?")

its fine... bang away...

Loyd L.

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

do you have the subs in the same chamber? why do you have different power going to them?

 

[thatkidbob 10+ year member]

a motor that's hot to the touch = a motor assembly that's doing its job..
its supposed to wick heat through it, and expose the heat along the surface area, to be dissapated..

unless you're smelling the stench of coils (I dont think you are, else you would have posted "what's that smell?")

its fine... bang away...

Loyd L.

exactly...
most people would be surprised to know how little power becomes accoustic energy, and how much is dissipated as heat...

the % is mind blowing.

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

do you have the subs in the same chamber? why do you have different power going to them?

X2.

Not a good idea if they're in the same chamber.

 

[mattmcss 10+ year member]

would clipping promote excessive heat ?

 

[bigbassman Premium Member]

exactly...
most people would be surprised to know how little power becomes accoustic energy, and how much is dissipated as heat...

the % is mind blowing.

indeed it is..

Loyd L.

 

[bigbassman Premium Member]

would clipping promote excessive heat ?

it can, since a clipped sine wave has a greater power potential at the crest, and trough..

Loyd L.

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

a motor that's hot to the touch = a motor assembly that's doing its job..
its supposed to wick heat through it, and expose the heat along the surface area, to be dissapated..

unless you're smelling the stench of coils (I dont think you are, else you would have posted "what's that smell?")

its fine... bang away...

Loyd L.

x2 like an amp, if it's warm does not dictate it's bad, just doing it's job, dissipating heat.

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

x2 like an amp, if it's warm does not dictate it's bad, just doing it's job, dissipating heat.

good to know... my zx's heat sinks? get quite hot but the center of amp is only luke warm