rockford p550.2 amp overheating
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: rockford p550.2 amp overheating
Posted By: thegage
Subject: rockford p550.2 amp overheating
Date Posted: February 17, 2008 at 9:36 PM
My Rockford P550.2 Amp is getting hot enough to fry eggs on it, and im just wondering if thats ok (which im guessing it not) or what I can do to stop it.
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Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: February 17, 2008 at 10:13 PM
How is your gain set???
What is the voltage at the amp when the system is turned on to normal listening levels???
What load is the amp wired to??
Posted By: thegage
Date Posted: February 18, 2008 at 12:18 PM
My gain is at half
Im not sure what the voltage is at the amp
and the amp is wired at 4Ohms Bridged
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 18, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Turn the amp on and leave the volume all the way down and leave it powered up for 10 minutes, If it gets hot you have a problem with your amp. If it does not get hot, you really need to make sure it is not running 1 Ohm mono.
Posted By: thegage
Date Posted: February 18, 2008 at 10:00 PM
I know for a fact I wired it at 4Ohms Bridged, and also I just blew the fuse on my 4 gauge power cord coming from the battery...
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 18, 2008 at 10:14 PM
What size fuse did it blow? How many woofers do you have? Are they single or dual voice coil? What is the impedance of the coils?
Posted By: thegage
Date Posted: February 18, 2008 at 10:49 PM
It blew a AGU60A 60 Amp AGU Fuse, I have two 12" DVC 4 Ohm Diamond Audio Subs
Posted By: 12jiggawatts
Date Posted: February 19, 2008 at 12:10 AM
Is the amp well positioned with proper Ventilation < problem with that amp most of the time.
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Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: February 19, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Please explain how exactly you have the subs wired to the amp. Also, how large are your power/ground wires? What size of fuse is in the amp? ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
Posted By: thegage
Date Posted: February 19, 2008 at 3:46 PM
My subs are wired as 4Ohm Bridged.
The Power and Ground wires are 4 Gauge, and the amp has two 30 fuses.
**I was researching why my headlights dimmed so much when I played music and I have come to the conclusion my alternator is not producing enough power, so I think need a new high output alternator. But i cant find where to get one for a 96 Toyota Camry V6
Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: February 19, 2008 at 6:24 PM
The Big3 upgrade (a sticky at the bottom of the forums page) and a new battery might take car of you. ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
Posted By: 12jiggawatts
Date Posted: February 20, 2008 at 2:22 PM
dimming lights sounds like you could use a good cap!!!
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Let me do my job, then you can enjoy my work and thank me. :)
Posted By: tedmond
Date Posted: February 20, 2008 at 6:07 PM
caps are useless, they are for show IMO
Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: February 20, 2008 at 6:55 PM
tedmond wrote:
caps are useless, they are for show IMO
The only time to use caps is for high-powered SPL comps, where the alternator is plenty large for the system to begin with. Adding a cap to a system with an alternator of insufficient size will only tax the alternator more, causing it to fail prematurely. Again: The Big3 upgrade (a sticky at the bottom of the forums page) and a new battery might take car of you. ------------- 2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001
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