rockford fosgate amp goes out

[Timot17 10+ year member]

My amp seems to get bit hot when it is hot outside and i'm pushing hard and it shuts off for 30 sec then comes back on...then goes off min later for 30 sec...etc.. Is a capacitor the answer or a will a fan work? or both? Or is it more than that?....thanks peeps!

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[bean 10+ year member]

You have to give us more info that.

 

[Timot17 10+ year member]

what do you need to know to help?....it's running 2- 10" woofers...um...don't have the amp model # off hand though.

 

[pioneer 10+ year member]

i had the same problem with my RF...i emailed them...they told me the amp was gettin hot because i had the gain set too high...which was true

i turned it down and now it's fine

 

[Timot17 10+ year member]

do i lose some of the bass i love turning the gain down?

 

[Timot17 10+ year member]

i also have a second amp running my "other" speakers...does the power draw cause problems?

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

just to let you know if you have the gains too high its going to eventually ruin your speakers and a cap is not any kind of solution unless your charging system is already up to par but this isnt an issue w/ you charging system....turn the gains downa nd it will solve the problem...good luck

 

[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

what size power wire do you have running to the amp? And how much watts does the amp push?? If the power wire is to small then the amp might be working to hard and that makes it get hot fast. I have used RF amps for awhile and I have run the class ab amps at 2ohms with out them clipping off. The gains will do it too, especially if you dont have both sides atabout the same place.

 

[SuckMikeHawk23 10+ year member]

how many ohms are you running it at? and does the amp get hot? if ur running it at a low impedance load, then this is ur problem... if thats not ur problem, then ur problem is probably what others have mentioned, ur gain is set too high... if neitehr of these is the problem (which i doubt), then ur amp is screwed... sorry to tell ya //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

Originally posted by SuckMikeHawk23 how many ohms are you running it at? and does the amp get hot? if ur running it at a low impedance load, then this is ur problem... if thats not ur problem, then ur problem is probably what others have mentioned, ur gain is set too high... if neitehr of these is the problem (which i doubt), then ur amp is screwed... sorry to tell ya //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

i havent seen you in a while man...hows it going