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Old May 26, 2002 | 09:29 PM
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My amp is getting really hott!! Why??
Guys I am having a problem with my amp is getting real hot.

Does anyone know why this would happen??

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Old May 26, 2002 | 09:50 PM
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you could have the speakers wired up wrong, but amps will run hot when pushed and it could be normal. most amps have a protection thing in them so if they get too hot, it will shut down before it hurts the amp. what do you have?
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Old May 26, 2002 | 10:01 PM
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You gotta give us more info to get a meaningful answer.
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Old May 26, 2002 | 11:58 PM
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is it shutting itself off due to excessive heat? Or just hot to the touch? Some amps just run really hot....
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Old May 27, 2002 | 08:26 PM
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Most amps get hot, how hot is real hot? Also, do you have your speakers wired for too low of an impedence?
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Old May 27, 2002 | 10:57 PM
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An amp is going to be hot. Usually too hot to touch. But its nothing to worry about
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Old May 28, 2002 | 05:07 PM
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Maybe its not ventalated properly
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give more info, and im pretty sure you'll get more than a vague answer, include details, like what speakers your using, how their wired (series, parralell), specs of the amp, etc............
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Old May 31, 2002 | 10:37 PM
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It could be because Stereo doesnt have a strong pre out like 2 or 4 volts. The less power the Stereo preouts are the more your amp has to work.
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