MadMedwyn
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Hi, I'm running a Rockford Fosgate amplifier that's bridged to my subs. It seems to have an overheating issue. I have my gain turned completely down, only using the included bass knob to control the bass boost. The "Bass" setting on the stock HU is in the middle like it always has been, so this can't be an issue of simply overworking anything.
Anyway, I'll be playing some double-bass fairly loud and everything sounds great for about 10 minutes (I don't overshadow my music with bass either) and the bass will just cut off. I check my amp to find the "thermal" light turned on. And when I touched it, it felt like it could fry my hand off. I'm very concerned actually.
What disturbs me is that I'm not one of those kids that "bumps" to their music, with their gain wide-open and their bass boost all the way up 24 hours a day. So I can rule out user-error here. The shop said they will build me an air box for it with four fans to keep it cooler, but I'm surprised I need it. I know kids running twice the power I am in poor ventilation areas and they never overheat.
Is this a result of bridging my 2-channel amp? I think I've read before that 2-channel amps tend to heat up more when bridged. Is that true? Thanks for your input. (damn I probably should have bought a mono :ack: )
Anyway, I'll be playing some double-bass fairly loud and everything sounds great for about 10 minutes (I don't overshadow my music with bass either) and the bass will just cut off. I check my amp to find the "thermal" light turned on. And when I touched it, it felt like it could fry my hand off. I'm very concerned actually.
What disturbs me is that I'm not one of those kids that "bumps" to their music, with their gain wide-open and their bass boost all the way up 24 hours a day. So I can rule out user-error here. The shop said they will build me an air box for it with four fans to keep it cooler, but I'm surprised I need it. I know kids running twice the power I am in poor ventilation areas and they never overheat.
Is this a result of bridging my 2-channel amp? I think I've read before that 2-channel amps tend to heat up more when bridged. Is that true? Thanks for your input. (damn I probably should have bought a mono :ack: )