My amp gets real hot.. is this normal?

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

i gotta zx1500 pushin two 12" cvX's... after 7 miles of crusin and wangin.. my amp was extremly hot.. is this normal?

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[Towncar 10+ year member]

How did you go about setting your gains?

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

little less than half way..

 

[zthumper 10+ year member]

When my zx350.2 was workin it got really hot too so mabey its normal for them to get hot?

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

maybe.. thre suppose to be fan cooled too, but idkkk.

 

[zthumper 10+ year member]

no the new zx's dont have fans..........

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

is havin the gain set a little less than half way alright..?

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

really didnt kno that..

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

is havin the gain set a little less than half way alright..?

??

 

[RumbleNTheTrunk 10+ year member]

is havin the gain set a little less than half way alright..?

whats your head units preout ovltage

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

im new.. so no idea..

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

what do i do now.. to get it right

 

[RumbleNTheTrunk 10+ year member]

what do i do now.. to get it right

Just tell me the brand/model of your head unit(radio) and Ill look it up. With that I advise you to use this http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63933

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

read this thread. follow it, live it. http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164826

 

[shanerz21 10+ year member]

i dont got a digital multimeter.. jus go buy one then?