My amplifier keeps going into protection mode after 30 minutes of listening to music. I bought a 4.4 Farad capacitor to help fix the problem but it keeps happening.. Any suggestions?

I have a Acura RSX 2003 with 4 Pioneer TS-A1604C 6.5 Speakers, Boss PH4.600 Phantom 2400 Watt Mosfet 4-Channel Bridgeable Amplifier, and a 4.4 Farad Capacitor. I am very sure I installed everything correctly because it sounds very good but after 30-45 minutes It goes into protection mode.

 

Try turning the gain or level down a bit on the amp, see it it helps.

 

It isn't all the way up, it is nearly in the middle. I don't think that is the problem but I will try anyways. Any other suggestions?

 

Check your voltage, check if the amp is overheating, if it have a bass boost turn it down.

I would not expect any better from a boss amp.

 

It is overheating, I could probably cook an egg (and I am not exaggerating)

 

Try mounting it in different spot where it can get alot of airflow.

 

Good suggestion above, that would certainly help.



How are the speakers wired, 1 woofer and 1 tweeter per channel?

 

Here is a pic of how it is wired.

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/...b2755038PM.jpg

CH 1= Left (Front and Back), CH 2= Right (Front and Back), CH3&4 = Bridged sub

 

Ok, let me see if I am getting this right.

You have 4 sets of Pioneer TS-A1604C, (1 mid and 1 tweeter per set)?

If so, then you have 2 sets ( 1 for the front and 1 for the rear) on channel 1, then the same for channel 2?

And, ch3 and 4 bridge for the sub.

What is the model number of the sub? What coil configeration?

 

The gain is not a volume ****. It's meant to be adjusted for the amount of input voltage it's getting. It's very well possible to have an amp at the bare minimum gain and still be going full tilt.

Overheating will definitely be a good cause of it cutting out. Again, turn the gains down or go the more expensive route and buy a better amp. Unfortunately Boss is one of the cheapest brands you can buy.

Everything's wired correctly however that is an extreme load for an amp like that let alone a better quality amplifier.


My overall recommendation would be to purchase a separate subwoofer amp and run the sub off of that. This will take a lot of strain off of the Boss amplifier for your speakers.