my system doesnt work!?!?!

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eatsleepplayscc
eatsleepplayscc Posts: 27
edited June 2006 in Troubleshooting
On the hottest day of the year in the Texas heat, my subwoofers' amp turns off. It was like 101 degrees F today. I had been listenin to my music with my subwoofers bumping for about 5 minutes, when I noticed my subwoofers stopped bumpin. My speakers are not amped, so they continued to play with no problem. I pulled over, and turned my car off. I put my back seats down, so that I could see my amp's lights as i turned it back on. When i turned the ignition, the amp's thermal red light turned on for half a second, and then turned off. I wasn't sure if my amp was telling me that it was simply temporarily too hot at the time, or if my amp was permanently damaged. It's been only 2 hours since it's happened, and I haven't played my system since. Is my amp completely messed up, or is it just too hot right now?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,806
    edited June 2006
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    You might want to try your question in the "On The Move" section below.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2006
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    I had some amps that used to do that in my trunk. Amps were fine, just shut off because of the heat. Maybe a 12v fan blowing across it would do the trick of keeping it from happening again, it did for me.
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  • eatsleepplayscc
    eatsleepplayscc Posts: 27
    edited June 2006
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    nah that didnt help, i tried playin my music late last nite, when the temperature was about 75-80, and the amp was cool to the touch... still the thermal light turns on then off when i start the ignition on my car... I'll try a new thread in the "On The Move" section, please help me out here
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