Orion xtr2200.1d 25min amp

[els1989]

So today I got subs in box 2x8's wired to 1ohm.... Haven't installed my mechman 370 yet cause I'm waiting on lugs.... But had to hear them play...

Started smelling a lil some some while while playing at mid volume shut er down pretty much right away amp hot as phuck and got some smoke outta her... Took amp off the box and found a lot of moisture near my speaker output side

All three of these wire wrappings where hot... The one with the black top is still hot...

Why is there so much moisture in here????

Fml

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[els1989]

Amp was mounted upside down under my box

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[MrFoca]

That's weird. My buddy had water in his amps before

But his car had the roof chopped off so keeping moisture out was hard. What kind of

Car are they in ? And recent heavy storms or anything

 

[els1989]

2004 Sierra extended cab just installed today... Amp had been in garage... I'm in Minnesota it gets humid around here set my gains with dd1 and no bass knob or boots added

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[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

2004 Sierra extended cab just installed today... Amp had been in garage... I'm in Minnesota it gets humid around here set my gains with dd1 and no bass knob or boots added

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amp in garage is a no no, still shouldnt have failed though.

 

[els1989]

I left my bass eq flat... So idk wtf... Could it be a bad ground?

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[els1989]

Do those little brown caps or whatever they are fluid filled???

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I'm honestly not seeing any damage to the board

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[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Do those little brown caps or whatever they are fluid filled???

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I'm honestly not seeing any damage to the board

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temp fluctuations from day to day cause moisture, unless your garage is temp controlled.

 

[els1989]

Yea there's temp fluctuation in a vehicle from day to day as well exposed to the same heat and humidity

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Is it not safe to mount a amp upside down

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[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Yea there's temp fluctuation in a vehicle from day to day as well exposed to the same heat and humidity

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Is it not safe to mount a amp upside down

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true, im contemplating returning mine, this is the second failure ive read about...

 

[els1989]

This is the second failure I've had with this amp.... I'm sure in some way it's my fault... But I know for sure it wasn't clipped... If I had poor connection for my ground would it cause this area to get hot....

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First time was clipping pretty confident on that

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[els1989]

Just because it smoked tho idk man I'm tempted to check and clean my ground and put it back in... Cover off fire extinguisher in hand lol... Make sure she's done done... Before contacting Orion AGAIN... Also was listening to my x8's cause it sounded like I was getting some air leaking around the subs and was hearing a slap sound coming from them

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[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

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Just because it smoked tho idk man I'm tempted to check and clean my ground and put it back in... Cover off fire extinguisher in hand lol... Make sure she's done done... Before contacting Orion AGAIN... Also was listening to my x8's cause it sounded like I was getting some air leaking around the subs and was hearing a slap sound coming from them

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probably voltage drop.

 

[els1989]

I've got a 370a sitting here just waiting for lugs and I toasted my amp in a half hour from vd... It was in the mid 13's when it smoked

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[els1989]

Guy from another forum stated that looks like the three caps exploded

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