Question about kicker 800.4

[dooski 10+ year member]

So the other day i had my volume barely up and noticed my kicker amp was pouring out white smoke so i quickly shut off the radio, so i figured the amp was burned out and thought i needed a new one but i was bored today and opened up the amp and noticed the fan came apart and was dangling by 2 thin wires. So i replaced the fan but the new fan isnt spinning but the amp still works and isnt going into protection, so my question is can i just run the amp without the fan cause the whole thing is a heatsink and the fan that was in it was a low rpm fan and wasnt really doing anything to begin with.

Might as well show a pic of the guts i guess

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[akheathen Premium Member]

the fan should kick on when it warms up, i believe. some just stay on with power and some are thermal operated..

 

[dooski 10+ year member]

the fan should kick on when it warms up, i believe. some just stay on with power and some are thermal operated..

yea i ran it quite hard last night and the fan never turned on but im guessing i should be ok since it didnt go into protect

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

yea i ran it quite hard last night and the fan never turned on but im guessing i should be ok since it didnt go into protect

If you really want to be safe wire the fan to the remote turn on lead/ground inside the amp so that it kicks on/off with the amp and still looks clean.

 

[dooski 10+ year member]

If you really want to be safe wire the fan to the remote turn on lead/ground inside the amp so that it kicks on/off with the amp and still looks clean.

Ah never thought of that thanks

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

Ah never thought of that thanks

Yea I used that trick a while back with a crappy ma audio amp installed the fan inside and wire it internally looked good and worked well all the way thru it's time with me and the guy that bought it from me.

 

[dooski 10+ year member]

Yea I used that trick a while back with a crappy ma audio amp installed the fan inside and wire it internally looked good and worked well all the way thru it's time with me and the guy that bought it from me.

wonder if i can hook up a Led light bar the same way?

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

wonder if i can hook up a Led light bar the same way?

just be careful how many things you hook up amperage wise, the remote turn on coming from the HU can't support a whole lot! I would stick with the fan unless you want to install a turn on relay, at that point it starts to become more trouble then it's worth IMO. I was just thinking about it from the "keep the amp cool" angle.

 

[dooski 10+ year member]

just be careful how many things you hook up amperage wise, the remote turn on coming from the HU can't support a whole lot! I would stick with the fan unless you want to install a turn on relay, at that point it starts to become more trouble then it's worth IMO. I was just thinking about it from the "keep the amp cool" angle.

ah ok nvm then

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

ah ok nvm then

Just solder up your fan route your wires and call it a day, ya know! no need to do anything that's going to or could cause more issue's and those little fans don't draw much at all, but as for the led's I have no clue what they draw and don't think I would want to use my remote lead to find out.