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<blockquote data-quote="Silas Pradetto" data-source="post: 34037" data-attributes="member: 34">Re: An amplifier getting hot due to spacing or clipping?If I&#039;m reading this right, the rack contains just four PLX3402s bridged mono, and they&#039;re all tight packed. This is how they should be. Putting a space between the amps, if it is not blocked from airflow, could actually hurt the amp cooling by allowing freshly exhausted hot air to circulate back around to the intake of the amp. Make sure all the amps are clean inside and out, that all fans are working properly, and that there is no short in any cable presenting an unusually large load to the amp. If all gets a clean bill of health, there is probably something else wrong with the amp.Not to rant or anything, but I&#039;m sure you are aware that running PLX amps bridged mono (into less than 8 ohms) is a bad idea. It would be wise to sell all the PLX and get larger amps; the profit from selling the PLX would pretty much cover the cost of a couple big amps anyways, and you&#039;d lose a lot weight and save rack space.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silas Pradetto, post: 34037, member: 34"] Re: An amplifier getting hot due to spacing or clipping? If I'm reading this right, the rack contains just four PLX3402s bridged mono, and they're all tight packed. This is how they should be. Putting a space between the amps, if it is not blocked from airflow, could actually hurt the amp cooling by allowing freshly exhausted hot air to circulate back around to the intake of the amp. Make sure all the amps are clean inside and out, that all fans are working properly, and that there is no short in any cable presenting an unusually large load to the amp. If all gets a clean bill of health, there is probably something else wrong with the amp. Not to rant or anything, but I'm sure you are aware that running PLX amps bridged mono (into less than 8 ohms) is a bad idea. It would be wise to sell all the PLX and get larger amps; the profit from selling the PLX would pretty much cover the cost of a couple big amps anyways, and you'd lose a lot weight and save rack space. [/QUOTE]

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