Bazooka amp overheating
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: Bazooka amp overheating
Posted By: mxpx2385
Subject: Bazooka amp overheating
Date Posted: November 27, 2005 at 5:47 PM
i have a bazooka 500 watt amp and recently it has been getting extremely hot, it has never shut off though i had to turn it off when i realized how hot it was, coulda a fan have broken on the inside? i have a 92 honda accord and i have the amp mounted on the back of my backseat in my trunk, should i install a fan back there? would that keep it cool enough?
thanks
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Posted By: ssnds
Date Posted: November 27, 2005 at 5:55 PM
hmm .. like i have said before.. i am no pro.. but..... does it have heat sinks? well maybe place it flat instead of being on the back of your seat.. maybe your pushin the amp to hard. ------------- SSounds
Posted By: ss-installer
Date Posted: November 27, 2005 at 6:43 PM
is the ground good and tight? what ohm load are you running?
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Posted By: mxpx2385
Date Posted: December 05, 2005 at 5:27 PM
i checked the ground wire and it seems very tight and secure, i didnt see any heat sinks and i also drove with the back seat folded down allowing the amp to sit flat and it still over heated, how do i find out what ohm laod im running? thanks!
Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: December 05, 2005 at 8:03 PM
You need to disconnect the speaker(s) from the amp and measure resistance with a meter.
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Posted By: rottenbelly
Date Posted: December 06, 2005 at 7:03 PM
if one of your voice coils goes bad it will make your amp run hot. if it gets hot at any volume level that could be it. you can check them with multimeter. i have the same amp pushing three memphis dvc 10s and it gets hot but only after running bass cds for about a hour.
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rottenbellys 05 crew cab colorado.Pioneer dehp 880prs, kenwood excelon in all 4 doors. Bazooka 500 mono Jl 10w3 in coustom center console box.
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: December 06, 2005 at 7:48 PM
I've heard lots of stories about Bazooka amps overheating... but the basic troubleshooting advice above is good. What make/model/quantity of speakers is the amplifier connected to? How are they wired? And what's the model number of the amp? ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: mxpx2385
Date Posted: December 29, 2005 at 11:28 AM
the model number is: EL2100 and it is connected to one pioneer 10' sub 500 watt sub
Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: December 29, 2005 at 5:38 PM
What is the load (in ohms) presented to the amp- check with a meter, and is that amp stable at that load? How were the gains set? How does it sound? If the impedence (ohms) is okay for the amp, and you don't hear any distortion, install a fan and see if that helps. As DYohn said above, Bazooka amps are notorious for this.
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