I'm thinking of installig this amp on a Road Glide. Has anyone found heat to be an issue because of the smaller 2 ohm load?
912533
I have not experienced over heating of the amp. And from what I have read on this amp, it runs pretty cool.
912534
I'd heard the heat was a problem but so far mine has been fine and I crank it up big time although I've only had it installed for a few months so haven't hit any warm weather yet but I think as long as you're moving and have air flow you're o k
912535
I just installed it in the trunk of my bike & carpeted around it as to not block the heat from it. Works great. I have a simple Walkman hooked to it. It's too loud.
912536
13 Street Glide. Has been installed for 2 months. Running a component set and 2 6x9's, at 2.1 ohms. Mounted on top of radio, and I've had no issues. No clipping, and doesn't shut down. Gain is set at 9, and running in high pass at 85Hz.
2170765
i am running a TSW310D4 at 2 ohms and it is more then enough for it....love the amp does not get hot...great for one 12"...
1175038
I've got harley road king 2002.works great.i put the amp in my hard bag need to find some way to get air flow to it tho..amp gets really hot...fm spotty while driving but don't use it anyway.have it hooked to my iPod on handle bars.havent used the sd card yet or the usb port yet..love it tho sounds good..even doing 75 on highway..best bet for the money,my opinion ...hope this helps...
1867604
Yes you do, if you put a smaller gauge wire you will put a lot of resistance on the wire and amp. The amp will run hotter and less efficient .
1187547
I would advise against it...while there might not be a problem at moderate levels, the amp should have sufficient area available for heat dissapation, in order to prevent overheating. So, if you can avoid it Eduardo, I'd do so. :)
1470676
I am using an ssl ev4000 watt amp on mine, and at 2 ohms it's getting barely enough power to make the coil start to smell after probably 20 minutes of hard consistent low notes. I haven't had any problems with it yet and it is pretty cheap. Otherwise planet audio amps are decent quality for a cheap price
1650595
I'm running mine on my stock OEM amp and haven't had any problems. I may not be the best person to answer this since I'm not putting a lot of power through them.
1894887
i read some other guys doing it, but i think you will be a little weak on power, and i had a problum over heating when used at 90% gain. i had to back down to 60%to solve the over heating auto shut down, its a nice clean amp and at 60% it will push my 4 polk audio db651s very very loud and clear....i have 2 8in subs that will shake the car using a boss R1100m amp .....myself ,go with 2 amps, or just one on the subs and the fullrange off the head. the boss is low cost ,and has been getting thrashed 2 hrs a day 6 days a week for almost a year and every thing in the car works as new...... hope this helped i read some other guys doing it, but i think you will be a little weak on power, and i had a problum over heating when used at 90% gain. i had to back down to 60%to solve the over heating auto shut down, its a nice clean amp and at 60% it will push my 4 polk audio db651s very very loud and clear....i have 2 8in subs that will shake the car using a boss R1100m amp .....myself ,go with 2 amps, or just one on the subs and the fullrange off the head. the boss is low cost ,and has been getting thrashed 2 hrs a day 6 days a week for almost a year and every thing in the car works as new...... hope... » Read More i read some other guys doing it, but i think you will be a little weak on power, and i had a problum over heating when used at 90% gain. i had to back down to 60%to solve the over heating auto shut down, its a nice clean amp and at 60% it will push my 4 polk audio db651s very very loud and clear....i have 2 8in subs that will shake the car using a boss R1100m amp .....myself ,go with 2 amps, or just one on the subs and the fullrange off the head. the boss is low cost ,and has been getting thrashed 2 hrs a day 6 days a week for almost a year and every thing in the car works as new...... hope this helped « Show Less
1883327
With no problem best 4 channel amp I ever owned never gets hot or stops performing highly recommend this amplifier to anybody with personal experience behind it. I have this in my DODGE 3500 DUALLY pushing a set of 6x9 3-ways Memphis, a set of 6 1/2 3-ways Memphis, a set of 3" Memphis on my dash and a set of silk Memphis tweeters and it handles the load like a champ.
933132
Yes, I run an 8 ohm Dayton Audio 8" dual voicecoil subwoofer. It is pretty efficient (86db/watt) and the amp has gotten warm, but never tripped the thermal relay.
396686
i dont see why this amp would overheat there, i know plenty of people who install amps under the seat. plus, this is smaller than most other amps, so that seems liek it would allow even more airflow around it than other amps. mine is in an enclosed area behind a panel on the side of my boot in my mini cooper, and i live in arizona. i have never had any issues.
2096164
you need a 2 ohm Dual voice coil to make 1 ohm or 4 ohm connection. Do no under power this sub. I've been blasting 3000w+ for almost 2 years and it loves it. I bought a 2000w fosgate amp and the amp wasn't enough. protection mode way too early. I went back to my old 3500w mono refurbed amp and no issues again. Shouldn't have fixed what wasnt broken. Best sub around for the $$$.. I promise.
119928
I have 2 and they've had no problems for two years. The one in the garage is on almost every weekend for up to 10 hrs at a time. Never a hitcand never hot, even in the desert. Aawesome little amps
2116778
I have a Road Glide. Well if you have experience taking your outer fairing off it won't be hard to install! Make sure if you have a Road Glide to purchase the mount for this amp! It will have the mount plus a longer wire harness! Hardest thing for me was fishing the wire through the inner fairing!
1187546
RH is wrong. NEVER put ANYTHING on top of an amp. The heat will cook the internal components.
135877
It could be a diffrance in volts/ampsI have no issues with this making my iphone hot, but it is also in a handlebar grip getting air when I ride.
1904674
I have the two channel 240 watt amp. It doesn't get hot at all. Works very well for what I need it to do.