Cooling My Amp
#11
An amp isn't really going to draw more power once it's hot, so don't worry about that. Your battery and alternator will be fine, at least in this sense.
Both of my amps are cooled with heatsinks and they've never over heated on me (the heatsinks are huge though). Computer case fans won't hurt anything, but I can't imagine them helping much either. If you really want to go fan-cooled, you'll need a more substantial fan, like this one:
http://www.darvex.com/SGJ76/Stinger+...sflow+Fan.html
Both of my amps are cooled with heatsinks and they've never over heated on me (the heatsinks are huge though). Computer case fans won't hurt anything, but I can't imagine them helping much either. If you really want to go fan-cooled, you'll need a more substantial fan, like this one:
http://www.darvex.com/SGJ76/Stinger+...sflow+Fan.html
#12
okay LOL no need to get hostile.
since youre good with computers, you could run the wires from the fan off the power inputs on the amp with no need for an inline fuse. (LOL but you already knew that) (sir)
jk by the way
since youre good with computers, you could run the wires from the fan off the power inputs on the amp with no need for an inline fuse. (LOL but you already knew that) (sir)
jk by the way
#13
An amp isn't really going to draw more power once it's hot, so don't worry about that. Your battery and alternator will be fine, at least in this sense.
Both of my amps are cooled with heatsinks and they've never over heated on me (the heatsinks are huge though). Computer case fans won't hurt anything, but I can't imagine them helping much either. If you really want to go fan-cooled, you'll need a more substantial fan, like this one:
http://www.darvex.com/SGJ76/Stinger+...sflow+Fan.html
Both of my amps are cooled with heatsinks and they've never over heated on me (the heatsinks are huge though). Computer case fans won't hurt anything, but I can't imagine them helping much either. If you really want to go fan-cooled, you'll need a more substantial fan, like this one:
http://www.darvex.com/SGJ76/Stinger+...sflow+Fan.html
#14
Well I also assumed you wouldn't want to be openning up the amp, so that was more aimed at external air movement. I can't say much about internal fans, but I don't even know if an 8cm fan would fit inside in any useful way.
You could maybe line the external part of the heatsink(s) with fans since you have them. Just seems like a lot of effort to keep a junk amp from overheating lol.
You could maybe line the external part of the heatsink(s) with fans since you have them. Just seems like a lot of effort to keep a junk amp from overheating lol.
#18
it may be the same amps i had what i did was pull the 4 pulled the corners on the top pulled top cover off and drilled some holes in it then cut a hole where it says dual and mounted a comp fan on it
#19
PS- Don't call me Sir that my dad.
Last edited by Pure2sin; 04-22-2010 at 01:09 PM.