Mounting Amps Upside-Down...good idea?
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"and if manufacturers were so worried about heat on the components why don't the vent the end plate"
Maybe they expect the installers who work with there product not to install it up side down, or in areas with no air flow
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And like I stated, just because you have installed a thousand amps up side down and you think they had no problems doesnt mean it is right.
question- how do you know these amps you have installed have had no problems? Do you take care of all warranties for every product you have installed? or followed up with you customers 6 months to a year later when the hot summer comes and he cant figure out why his amp goes into thermal?
I do know that I listen to what the manufaturer is recommending not only because they should know how there product works, but the customer deserves to keep his warrranty in tack! [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
Maybe they expect the installers who work with there product not to install it up side down, or in areas with no air flow
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And like I stated, just because you have installed a thousand amps up side down and you think they had no problems doesnt mean it is right.
question- how do you know these amps you have installed have had no problems? Do you take care of all warranties for every product you have installed? or followed up with you customers 6 months to a year later when the hot summer comes and he cant figure out why his amp goes into thermal?
I do know that I listen to what the manufaturer is recommending not only because they should know how there product works, but the customer deserves to keep his warrranty in tack! [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by slow/n\low:
"and if manufacturers were so worried about heat on the components why don't the vent the end plate"
Maybe they expect the installers who work with there product not to install it up side down, or in areas with no air flow
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"and if manufacturers were so worried about heat on the components why don't the vent the end plate"
Maybe they expect the installers who work with there product not to install it up side down, or in areas with no air flow
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so it would be irrelevant to mounting
the heat will always be there whether its upright or upside down
thats my point
and as i said if component temp is a concern venting the end plate or adding a dirt sucker would be added
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Heatsink
Components
Bottom Plate
In this case the heat rises into the heatsink, generally away from any solder or heat sensitive parts. The heatsink has both mass and surface area to dissipate the heat from there.
Bottom Plate
Components
Heatsink
In this case the heat travels up to where the components are attached to the boards, possibly affecting their mounting etc, into the bottom plate wich lacks both mass and surface area, so more heat stays, closer to the place where you don't want it.
Components
Bottom Plate
In this case the heat rises into the heatsink, generally away from any solder or heat sensitive parts. The heatsink has both mass and surface area to dissipate the heat from there.
Bottom Plate
Components
Heatsink
In this case the heat travels up to where the components are attached to the boards, possibly affecting their mounting etc, into the bottom plate wich lacks both mass and surface area, so more heat stays, closer to the place where you don't want it.
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Originally posted by pinhead:
buddy i probably have forgotten more than you know so give up on your dick measuring contest
buddy i probably have forgotten more than you know so give up on your dick measuring contest
Originally posted by pinhead:
i know what i do and i do it well
people like you who come off with you stupid comments and knowlage you get from reading other post proves nothing so get a life buddie
i know what i do and i do it well
people like you who come off with you stupid comments and knowlage you get from reading other post proves nothing so get a life buddie
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[quote]Originally posted by Tim Baillie.:
so let me get this he's allowed say i didn't do what i did
but im not allowed to say i did
personally i feel this thread is slicing hairs
internal parts due to relative closeness to the heatsink will degrade no matter what
if the amplifier heat is higher than the relative tempature of the area the heat will rise away from the amp or as i called convection whether its upright or not
has anybody actually tested this to see the results
i doubt it i feel people are just posting what they read in a manual and taking it as the gospel truth
Wow....................sounds like you were discrediting him with no idea what he does or knows................
but im not allowed to say i did
personally i feel this thread is slicing hairs
internal parts due to relative closeness to the heatsink will degrade no matter what
if the amplifier heat is higher than the relative tempature of the area the heat will rise away from the amp or as i called convection whether its upright or not
has anybody actually tested this to see the results
i doubt it i feel people are just posting what they read in a manual and taking it as the gospel truth
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My amp mounted 20 degree's off of vertical, gets hot enough after 1 hour of hard playing to go into thermal protection. In my 12 years in this industry as an installer, the one thing I've learned is that upside down is BAD, right side up is GOOD and people in this industry have big ego's.
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Originally posted by FurleyII:
In my 12 years in this industry as an installer, the one thing I've learned is that upside down is BAD, right side up is GOOD and people in this industry have big ego's.
In my 12 years in this industry as an installer, the one thing I've learned is that upside down is BAD, right side up is GOOD and people in this industry have big ego's.
Ego's are amuck !!
