Re: Amp mounting

[Tony Hwang]

Hi,
Just make sure of the air flow(convection) on the heat sink.
Convection wouldn't work well if air flow is horizontal.
Tony

Alan Meade wrote:
> Hi, I'm planning to mount an amp in my boot so its positioned on its side,
> with the base screwed down to a piece of carpet covered wood thats mounted
> on the side of my boot. A friend told me for some reason that its not the
> best idea to mount amps on their side, and that i should do it on a slope ..
> he didnt give me an explanation for this though. Any thoughts? (im new to
> car audio, this will be my first amp..heh)
>
> Thanks
> Alan Meade
>
>

[Alan Meade]

I havent purchased it yet, still doing the chosing .. but I'll take that
into account..

Thanks
Alan Meade

"SmilingSinner" > wrote in message
news:fHW1b.4278$j26.3368@lakeread02...
> what brand and model is it? different amps are different my jl 300/4 is
> listed as optimal for a on underside vertical install your manual should
say
> "Alan Meade" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi, I'm planning to mount an amp in my boot so its positioned on its
side,
> > with the base screwed down to a piece of carpet covered wood thats
mounted
> > on the side of my boot. A friend told me for some reason that its not
the
> > best idea to mount amps on their side, and that i should do it on a
slope
> ..
> > he didnt give me an explanation for this though. Any thoughts? (im new
to
> > car audio, this will be my first amp..heh)
> >
> > Thanks
> > Alan Meade
> >
> >
>
>

[Sanitarium]

You can mount them upside down, sideways... any way, does not matter.
Whats critical is that they receive adequate airflow for cooling.

Garrett

Alan Meade wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm planning to mount an amp in my boot so its positioned on its side,
> with the base screwed down to a piece of carpet covered wood thats mounted
> on the side of my boot. A friend told me for some reason that its not the
> best idea to mount amps on their side, and that i should do it on a slope ..
> he didnt give me an explanation for this though. Any thoughts? (im new to
> car audio, this will be my first amp..heh)
>
> Thanks
> Alan Meade

[MitekSimon]

It all depends on the design of the amplifier.

I personally have favored a high mass heatsink to give the amp as much
time before saturating the mass with heat. But, there are some low mass
designs that really need the airflow to keep them away from their
thermal limits.

If the heatsink is a massive chunk of metal, it should only need a
minimal amount of airflow.
If it is a low mass design, get those fins working. From my experience,
positioning the heatsink vertically, with the fins up and down, should
yield the most airflow as the heat rises.

But, remember there isn't much airflow in your trunk/boot in a typical
car. So, all of the efforts may be useless if all you do is heat up the
boot.

The greatest factor my be in the loading of the amplifier. Keep within
the manufacture specifications, otherwise you may be getting a bit more
power, but at the cost of extra heat and less play time.

Simon
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MitekSimon
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