Need help with my polk audio Pa 880 amp

micahelb1994
micahelb1994 Posts: 1
edited August 2012 in Car Audio & Electronics
Hi i have a Pa 880 amp running a 12" Kicker CVX and i have the amp Turned 75% up and the amp always gets super hot after 10 mins of playing music and the amp goes in to protection mode just wondering what the problem is???
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  • AgentEagle
    AgentEagle Posts: 1
    edited August 2012
    Turn the gain down... !!! SHouldn't need it up much past half way. That will cut down on the heat. Also check to make sure that your CVX isn't a 2ohm dual voice coil and it being wired down to 1 ohm. The PA880 is not stable there. Good luck !
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2012
    Yup. Gain is way too high so you're overdriving it pretty good. Its not a volume control, it simply matches the amps input with the head units output so when the head unit is at 50% volume, the amp is at 50% volume.
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