How hot does a 175 watt AB amp get?

cnjvh
cnjvh Posts: 253
edited February 2009 in Car Audio & Electronics
The amp is a JBL GT5-A3001 AB 175w monoblock. I want to mount it under the back seat of my Wrangler but there is not much clearance under there. The amp will fit but the cloth on the underside of the seat will just touch the top of the amp.

Anyone know about how hot an amp like this gets? Is this a safety concern?
No earth robot is going to tell ME which button to press!!

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  • only126db
    only126db Posts: 157
    edited February 2009
    Depends on how hard you're going to push the amp and how efficient the heatsink is. The only way to tell is to try.
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  • cnjvh
    cnjvh Posts: 253
    edited February 2009
    As it turns out, not very. After running it fairly hard for 40 minutes on the drive home, it was only warm to the touch.
    No earth robot is going to tell ME which button to press!!

    --Stuff--
    Front: Polk Audio RTi12
    Center: Polk Audio CSi5
    Surrounds: Polk Audio RTi8 (x4)
    Sub: SVS PB10-ISD (Dual)
    AVR: Denon AVR-3805
    Blu-Ray: Panasonic BD30
    Display: Sony KDL-55NX720B
    STB: Xfinity X1DVR
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