Should the amp get hot when the gain is turned on half?
1154490
No it shouldn't get hot when the gain is on half power check and make sure your power cables are at least 4ga
1154491
The amp will get warm at whatever setting the gain is at. I have mine at just under 3/4 and it gets warm, not hot. Completely normal.
1154492
My amp gets warm to the touch after on for a while, but I would not call it hot. Sorry I can't help further. I can't see what the gain is set at, as the installer set and balanced everything, and its way under my driver seat.
1154493
Is it getting so hit to where it'd cutting off& it will get warm after a few hours of use
1154494
To the person who said their amp is shutting off........please check your voltage regulator. I dealt with 2 pioneers and 1 JBL amp which did the same thing. The amps were good, but turned out to be my voltage regulator. Car stereo always worked fine, but amp would go into default.
1154495
To help keep amp temps down adjust car speakers to as much bass as they can handle without distorting. Then adjust gain on amp. This is what worked for my system. I powered a 10in SVC. This produced more bass and lower amp temps for me. Good luck!
1154496
Mine keeps going off on overload and it's not much more than half way up. I am very disappointed with this amp . Tech support told me I had a ground issue I ran a 4awg cable from the battery to prove them wrong now they will not respond .so I'm stuck with a amp that shuts off when I turn the music up
231697
Probably, I find it noisy in the effects loop of my amp. Not so much directly into input.
701572
Yes, its a perfect match. Boss amps has protection switch just in case it heated up. Just dont put the LOW PASS & LEVEL to maximum level or else it will gonna heat up early. Just put it both in the middle.
905793
I bought 2. One of them does it after it warms up. Turning it off and letting it cool fixes it temporarily.If it is under warranty, return it. If not, don't buy it again, get something else. I am getting a Crown 280 amp and a 28m mixer for my solution instead of two of the PT510s. It costs a lot more, but I hope it works longer.
57822
the amp wont get that hot once it has the proper power that it needs/wants,the heat sync is located on top of the amp were the rockford logo is so if u r placing it under the seat just ensure it has about a 2-3 inch clearance around it n that should do it.
1045758
there is some static noise yes..as with many amps...but if it is minimal when playing..you are good. If not, I would contact the seller.
55941
to be honest with you. I never met an amp that didn't want to overheat!! All you can do is keep your seats down (if they fold down in the back) keep your a/c up and have a good amp. I recommend the Rockford Fosgate 4 channel amp, that's what I have. Pioneer make a good 4 channel amp too; Im not saying you have to spend 550 an amp but just whatever you get don't be too cheap about it cause you get what you pay for!! Peace
1921291
Yes and this amp gets really hot. I have mine on a 2" lift and it still over heats and cuts off at near half power
396684
i dont see why this amp would overheat there, i know plenty of people who install amps under the seat. plus, this is smaller than most other amps, so that seems liek it would allow even more airflow around it than other amps.mine is in an enclosed area behind a panel on the side of my boot in my mini cooper, and i live in arizona. i have never had any issues.
1847727
Yes it's supposed to get hot. It's where the amp is housed. Not a problem. It was designed this way.
2098558
I wouldnt even buy planet audio amps learn from my mistake. The amp gets too hot too fast then goes into protect mode. The only way to get the amp from not overheating is taking the back off and installing cpu fans to cool it down. I suppose u could use a 1200 watt amp if u split it 4 ways but I personally use an amp for subwoofers.
912533
I have not experienced over heating of the amp. And from what I have read on this amp, it runs pretty cool.
713995
I'm pretty sure it's "hot", the trigger just causes the wire to feed. I don't see why that would be a big deal. Turn the thing off when not in immediate use. Probably some regulatory goon, industry or union person looking for an "issue" to limit competition.
2209804
Depending on what u consider really hot, but they defnitely heat up, there's not an amp out there that won't get really warm, and depending on how an amp is being used it could get very hot and even burn your skin and or fry itself if somethings wrong like the subs ohms are wired down too low, cheap quality amps also have a tendency to get really hot then stop working, the dual amps gets pretty hot but not horrible..
712782
You can turn the amp up and down with the remote if that is what you are asking.
177430
You havent given me much to go on, such as what kind of speakers you are connecting, what connections and cables you are using, etc. I have this same amp and it has worked flawlessly for me for well over a year. Plenty of volume, and lots of headroom. I typically run the amp at about 60% gain and then simply control the volume via the input signal. Double check all of your connections and your input source. I highly doubt the issue is with the amp.
1187546
RH is wrong. NEVER put ANYTHING on top of an amp. The heat will cook the internal components.