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hifonics amp getting warm?

gadgeteer123
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I was just curious, but my 1610d hifonics amp gets warm at idle, its hooked up to a 14 volts 58 amp power supply, and if its not doing anything it gets warm, but if i turn the music up about a 1/3rd the way it stays cool, is it a wasted energy thing or what??

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    the lower the power it's running at the lower the efficiency, less efficiency = more heat

    I'm not going to say this applies to all amps or situations, but it's common that running a amp at it's full power playing music verse idle will actually run cooler

    Read this post:

    Anatomy of the Power Amplifier

    Dissecting the Modern Audio Power Amplifier and Power Supply

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    Well it is a commercial grade switching power supply, and the voltage is adjustable. normally i have it set at 13v, for normal use.

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