Amplifier repair possible? Getting hot

Hey guys, need an electronics genius out there.  I have a Phoenix Gold M25 Amplifier, and after about 15 minutes or so, it gets hot and shuts down. Once it cools off, it turns itself back on.  Other than that, it has no distortion or noise or anything in it, and i have checked the power, ground and remote wires, and the speaker wires to make sure nothing is wrong in the wiring.  So can someone tell me what to look for?  I am checking resistors, diodes, things like that, but could someone tell me if it might me a transistor thats mounted to the heat sink, or something like that?  Oh, and I know it's an older amplifier, but I like that fact, and I like the quality.  Any help is appreciated.

By the way, it is only pushing 2 4x6 speakers, not a sub or anything.

it could be a # of things like is there enough ventilation around your amp,is u'r ground screwed or bolted over a painted surface,are u'r gains too high and overloading the speaker that in turn backfeeds and shuts down amp,are one of your speaker or power wires kinked or grounding out somewhere,is the remote line giving out enough current or even the are you using the proper power and ground gauge wires .Is it fused at least 12-18 inches from battery? Also does this amp have fans check to see if there coming on.try these first before u start taking things apart it may save u a headache....AudioPro111

Double check the grounds...........so many people overlook the grounds. Like mentioned above by Audiopro , make sure your not grounded to a painted surface. Use at least minimum 8 ga. ground. 4 ga. would be best.99 F-one fitty

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definitly the ground and or ventilation. take a dremel tool and grind away any paint where your ground is going, and even still add a star washer. cheap insurance. as far as ventilation is concerned, remember that energy does not just dissapear. it changes. even if u are just pushing a couple of 4x6's, an amp is an amp meaning the smallest amp in the world will not run properly if not stable in a resonable enviroment. good luck, and let us know how it works out.Lathan Hites

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Ok guys, the ground wire I am using is 8 gauge, as is the  positive wire.  I am using a seat post, and I have already used the dremel to grind down to bare metal.  Two things here...It gets extremely hot even when there are no speakers hooked up to it, only the power.  It just has to come on for it to start getting hot.  Also, I have a Phoenix Gold M50 (Same type of amp, just bigger) pushing a JL 8W6 and it is set up the same way, and it stays ice cold.  I did notice that when I measure the power at the positive and negative terminals when the amp is on, it reads around 9.50 volts, so what could that be?  When off at the same terminals it gives the usual 12.6volts  While the M50 reads 12.6 both on and off.  Keep the help coming guys, it's greatly appreciated!

I would send it back to PG. Sounds to me like there is something wrong in the power supply. Have you tried connecting the KNOWN good power connections of the other amp to this one? If so, were your results the same? If so, there is ABSOLUTELY something wrong with the amp. If the results were not the same, then there is something wrong with the power distribution to that amp only. It IS POSSIBLE to have a bad connection to a ring terminal, a dirty post on the power supply input, etc. You mentioned that there is only 9.5 volts between the TERMINALS of the amp, but what about between the +12 and the chassis of the car? If it is the full 12 volts, then your ground is to blame. Honestly, though, I vote for an issue in the amp, especially if it gets hot, even with no speakers connected to it.It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Or, check your fuses... If you have a slightly defective fuse, (one with an incomplete or improper connection in it) you could experience a voltage drop like that, and still not blow the fuse.It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Using the seat post is not a good ground. You need to relocate it to a part of the sheetmetal/ frame. Are both amps running off same power wire?

yea, seat posts definitly not what u want. If its a import ur not gonna want sheet metal in the trunk normally either due to foriegn cars are just spot welded to the chassis leaving "weld globs" having more metal in the upper section of the car than actual sheet metal.. and as much as I hate to say this, once in a while man- ya just need different equipment. hope ya get it going though. peaceLathan Hites

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