Old Punch 45

[ScottWatkins 10+ year member]

I was wanting some info on an old Punch 45. It's the ones right before the HD's.

What will these do? What years were they made? I remember in HS, (89) these were the shizzle. I was amazed at what this small amp could do. I wanted one, but didn't have the change to get one then. I found this new one on eBay, so I got it.

Are they really able to go lower than 2 ohms? I know what RF says, but what will they do in the real world? I've heard some say .25 ohm but I'm not gonna subject this one to that. I might just keep it in the box to look at. I wanted one so bad back then and I'm glad I have this one now. I'll prolly just look at it and smile!

Thanks for your info.

Scott.

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

I have heard them running at .50 ohms before with no problems...

 

[Nukedsodapop 5,000+ posts]

I've had 4, they're good amps haha and they will run under 2 just keep them cooled off cuz those suckers get HOT

 

[Bake 10+ year member]

One nice thing about those amps is they have fuses inside. These fuses should blow before any damage is done to the amp. I have seen the little 45's on everything from front stage to a pair of tens or twelves. Good amps no doubt.

 

[Railrocker 10+ year member]

I wanna see it. Pics?

 

[monkeyboy 10+ year member]

Ah the good old days. A Punch 45 on the Boston Pro's, and a Punch 150 running 2 Punch Pro 10's was the ultimate.

 

[toaster 10+ year member]

those lil bastards would get so hot running in 2 ohm mono that the heat sink would turn from black to purple.

 

[ScottWatkins 10+ year member]

I wanna see it. Pics?

I don't know how to post them, so I'll emali them to ya. I thought it was cool to find one that was BNIB.

 

[RFCV 10+ year member]

One nice thing about those amps is they have fuses inside. These fuses should blow before any damage is done to the amp. I have seen the little 45's on everything from front stage to a pair of tens or twelves. Good amps no doubt.

I still run 2 Punch 150's from 89 (just before the HD's).

Great SQ/SPL out of these powerhouses & still amazing today!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

Started out with 1 45, 45 & 75, 75 & 150 and finally 2 150's (all 89 models)

LOVED them all!!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsupwink.gif.129404938effda6ad9cca39e7f4b58a3.gif

 

[Rattlebrain 10+ year member]

Punch 45 FTW

 

[SuperTrooper 10+ year member]

I've seen them actually burn the carpet in a car because they got so hot.

 

[matrxx dude 5,000+ posts]

i know some of them had inside fuses and some didnt,the ones i dealt with back then with the fuses would only run 4 ohm mono,but the ones without the fuses would do 2ohms mono,but like everybody said they will get super hot at 2

 

[json_35010 10+ year member]

I have had alot of experience with the old school Fosgate amps, and they are awesome.

I am still a huge fan of Fosgate, but they just don't make them like that anymore.

 

[headless 10+ year member]

Rock on. I've got a Punch 100 DSM in my car and i wub it to death. I've got a couple punch 60 DSM's too. They really go apeshit when you pass them a sufficiently low load.

 

[RFCV 10+ year member]

I know some of them had inside fuses and some didn't. The one's I dealt with back then with the fuses would only run 4 ohm mono, but the one's without the fuses would do 2 ohms mono. But like everybody said, they will get super hot at 2

The only models that did not have the 4 internal protection fuses was the last HD (Hybrid Design). They had a analog computer protection circuit that protected each channel individually from abnormal current conditions.

The models with the 4 internal protection fuses could go into 2 ohms also.

Personally, I would rather have the models with the internal fuses rather than relying on a computer protection circuit. Granted, it is more work to take the amp apart (with is VERY rare) to change the fuses, but IMO it is more solid protection.