Where do you mount your amps?

[youngcoke]

i mount it on top of my car

so that rain can hit and rain plus electricity equals more power

 

[spoonraker 10+ year member]

You just use the water to conduct current, it saves you the cost of buying cables, what a brilliant idea!

This man is a genious.

 

[youngcoke]

Why Thank You

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

on a board

 

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

I wouldn't mount my amps sideways. They are supposed to be mounted flat. They have heatsinks inside and by mounting them sideways the heat would have to travel through the whole heatsink. Just my opinion.

Well actually, some amps work perfectly fine mounted side ways/vertical, just depends on how they're constructed. ED/hifonics have vents on either end just for that purpose. Just gotta read the manual and see whats ok and whats not.

 

[expo5.0 10+ year member]

the one i have upside down- NOT supposed to be upside down... just for the record. didn't have any other options though without losing cargo space

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

Well actually, some amps work perfectly fine mounted side ways/vertical, just depends on how they're constructed. ED/hifonics have vents on either end just for that purpose. Just gotta read the manual and see whats ok and whats not.

Still yet the heat will still have to travel through the whole amp to get released. I bet in the manual it says that mounting them like that may cause the amp to run hotter.

 

[hondarider 10+ year member]

Thanks for all the replys. I have power seats on both the driver and passenger side so there isn't enough room under the seats. I was thinking about mounting them to the back of the seats but i was worried about the overheating issue. And i can't really do a board in the trunk because i will need some trunk space left... Maybe i'll try some of those triangular pieces to hold the amps at a 45 degree angle.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

mounting on the back of teh seat is fine, just make sure its on solid.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

i have mine on the back of my fold down seats that always stay down

 

[MiSeRy 10+ year member]

i mount it on top of my car
so that rain can hit and rain plus electricity equals more power

You just use the water to conduct current, it saves you the cost of buying cables, what a brilliant idea!
This man is a genious.

not to mention the rain im sure must help with cooling, so it must be an all around good idea. lemme know how that works out for ya....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

not to mention the rain im sure must help with cooling, so it must be an all around good idea. lemme know how that works out for ya....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

i was gunna say that..

 

[MiSeRy 10+ year member]

beat ya to it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't mount my amps sideways. They are supposed to be mounted flat. They have heatsinks inside and by mounting them sideways the heat would have to travel through the whole heatsink. Just my opinion.

dont be ignorant.

you can mount your amp upside down and it wouldnt make a difference. unless your amp heats like a freggin skillet - the extra 1 or 2 degrees wont make any difference at all.

 

[expo5.0 10+ year member]

mostly true- but i do notice the difference in cooling with my amp mounted upside down on the roof vs. on the ground (i CAN overheat it if i try now)