Mounting My AMP Upside Down

[stee69]

Hi guys,

Im working on a false floor, with some perspex windows. I want to turn my amps upside down, and remove the bottoms so you can see inside, then light them up with neons.

Has anyone done this? I was going to use 4 fans for each amp. 2 to blow over, and 2 to remove the air, so it can re-circulate.

Anyone done this before?

 

[McBunny]

i think you may still have heat problems

 

[theduck]

should be ok, by removing the bottom your producing more room for the hot air, and by adding the fans your helping remove the hot air. shouldnt have any problems with over heating

 

[David]

mines upside down and has always been fine but its a only a two channel 90 rms thing so probably doesnt make that much heat.

 

[stee69]

Cheers guys,

Any more advice?

 

[derv]

why do u want to put them upside down? surely youll only be able to see the printed circuit board then?

 

[theduck]

^^ thats true, youll need to take the top off and mount the right way up? what amps are they? you may find they look a little weedy inside if they arent that expensive.

 

[stee69]

The heatsink is the top, so turning them upside down and taking the bottom off reveals the goodies:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/sjwdavies/Amp.jpg

 

[Ali]

Id leave the lid on tbh!

 

[Dink]

as long as you position the fans right you shouldnt have a problem

and this is a pic of the guts of an amp

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.thomas4/pics/Jl.jpg

 

[M1TCH]

call them goodies??

 

[theduck]

they both look a little weedy to be fair, but lit up with neons could look ok. Sorry if calling them weedy is unfair, im used to rather large and powerfull home amplifiers.

 

[Dink]

1000wRMS aint enough at 11v and 4 ohms

 

[Jones]

Quote: Originally posted by Dink on 14 September 2005
1000wRMS aint enough at 11v and 4 ohms


Bugger me thats got some berrys

 

[stee69]

Might be weedy, but id rather people look at the above, than the crappy design on the heatsink.

 

[Ali]

Quote: Originally posted by Jones on 15 September 2005

Quote: Originally posted by Dink on 14 September 2005

1000wRMS aint enough at 11v and 4 ohms

Bugger me thats got some berrys

Does it send out a current of 1. 21 gigawatts???