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Default Amp cutting out intermittently

This is a pretty common Sony problem. Some units never come out of thermal
protect.

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"UserJ" wrote in message
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I have a Sony XM-280GTX amp that I am using to push 2 old school MTX
Thunder 3000's..(Been serving me well for almost 6 years now!) The
problem is this..I just recently put the new amp in..works great..gets
SUPER hot though. It's under the passenger seat in my 94 Acura
integra. After running for a while.(1/2 hr, 45 min.., something like
that), the amp starts to cut out. The song will be playing and then
there will be no bass for like 2 seconds then its back..as time goes
by, the length and frequency of the bass leaving starts to increase..I
checked under the hood..everythings ok. Checked the amp..All the
connections are tight, sealed, etc.
.I read in my manual that if the sound is interrupted the
"thermal protection" may be activating and to "turn the volume down."
I am assuming this is what's happening.. So am I just stuck with only
being able to listen to music loud for a short while ? There is air
flow..Nothing is under the seat but the amp..The amp touches the top
of the seat a little but I can't prevent it.
.Any ideas? Is it dangerous to run it to the point of the
thermal protection kicking in alot? I don't wanna screw up the
amp..But I mean I don't think i'm overtaxing the amp it just gets
REALLY freakin hot..
What do you guys think?

Thanks in advance
-Jordin M