DON’T FRY YOUR AMP! Keep cool! Amplifier cooling fan install. Don't overheat!

Here I install some amplifier cooling fans on my amp. Keeps them nice and cool so they don’t overheat! Purchased at:
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[@3yearsago287]

I like how you try your best to respond back to your subscribers in the comment section. And for that I'm subscribing. 👍👍

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks, i do my best with my busy schedule :P But love to help people if i can.

[@305chevyboysp6]

How u ran the wires with switch?

[@mattyjmo]

Yo! Great video. I hope everything is going good still. I I'm in the process of putting fans under my seat as well and I was considering doing it the way PC towers are cooled which is fans blowing inward on one side and then blowing outward on the opposite side of the tower. Have you had any experience doing it that way? Just curious. Thanks again. I really enjoy your channel.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I Have not done that, but I’ve seen people build an amp cabinet out of wood with a plexi top under their seat and put ac pair of fans on one end blowing in and a pair on the other end blowing out and kept it nice and cool.

[@dominicamcbride1477]

Hey thts a definite thing tht i need for my future build where can u get them at and where thnx

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

They from D4S. Somewhere on their site lol.

[@zachariahmetoyer6425]

Sounds pretty loud. I used a laptop cooling pad and it seems to help a bit, not as much keeping it from overheating but it doesnt stay in protect mode as long if it does fail, cools down faster. I think i need a battery/wiring upgrade to solve my protection mode issue ?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

That definitely would help power delivery.

[@mr.wakedablockup5631]

i wired my fan to my taramps 800.4 ground to ground fan power to amp remote wire, my amps cut off. When I wire it to the power instead of remote, fan and amps come on. but the fan constantly stays on due it being ran to the power wire. why does it not work with the remote wire?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

The remote wire does not have enough voltage to sustain operation of the fan. Using a SPDT relay will solve that problem and will only turn on when your amp is on.

[@superior3384]

I want to get one of these kind of fans but they are way too loud. Probably would get anoing after a while. I'm looking for something to keep my amps cool

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

They only come on when doing demos/ going full tilt. So can’t hear a thing. I don’t turn them on for daily listening

[@highpingfetty5505]

Can you make a video showing how you installed the switch?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I’ll include that in the video I’m about to make next of my complete system overview. Stay tuned ;)

[@JamieCarAudioChannel]

Is there any way to wire them without a toggle switch so that they do turn on only when my Amazon mines in my trunk so I don’t care about the noise but I have the same exact fans

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Get a temp switch that will give you +12 when you hit a certain threshold.

[@alebautista124]

Hey ! What would you recommend for Vegas type of weather inside a car it can reach up to 115 !

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

You can always tap into your AC tubing. Not sure what vehicle your driving. But i saw a guy that had a SUV with rear Vents that he tapped into and routed back to his amps that were inside a "cooler" type box to keep them chilled cold. Other than that, place the amp where there is good air circultion

[@alebautista124]

@@NextLevelCarAudio Its a bmw 😔 it was a hassle even having someone install the sound system lol

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Shoot.... i bet. Thats whats nice i iguess about SUv's we are spoiled with space lol

[@mrcarshow1986]

Do u have to run them all the time.. Or just when your doing a demo.. I mean are they safe to leave running for a couple hours while Driveing.. My main thing is to see what temp my amp is at.. So I know when to turn it on.. U know..

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I just run them during hard demoing. Don’t hear them at all. That’s it

[@Tonyd1654]

What gauge wire dog you use to wire them

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I used some spare 14 gauge I had laying around. Could get away with 16 if needed to. Not very much amperage draw.

[@jamesbaysinger9780]

Just got some fans just like this but no clue how to wire them or what I need to get so they won’t be on 100% of the time, I have them connected to my second battery and they never turn off....😢

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

What i did is just run an inline toggle switch on the ground wire. So you have a fused power wire going from the positive post of your battery/power source to the positive wire of the fan. then you have a negative wire comming from the negative battery post/ chassis ground ran to one side of a simple toggle switch which you can mount in the dash, then the other side of the toggle switch runs back to the negative wire on your fan. if you are familiar with SPST or SPDT relays, you can have them kick on when your amp turns on.... but wiring is way more complicated. plus i did not want my fans on all the time with music. just during long demos. hope that helped

[@jamesbaysinger9780]

NextLevelHummer thank you for the detailed information! Definitely helped I’m gonna get started RN

[@darrylpolite8722]

James Baysinger I don't know if you've already set your fans up or not but you can connect the ground to ground and power wire of the fan to the remote wire. It will be set to turn on when your fans turn on. I set mine up on a 12 volt thermostat so when the amp reaches a certain temperature they will automatically turn on and once the amps cool down to a certain temperature the turn off just like a house AC. I went with quiet computer fans for a gaming computer. I have 8 total.

[@eliezerbrito301]

Good video man,i have a jp23 and it gets hot alot dont know why and it already comes with a built in fan,any ideas why

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Thanks! What do you have it wired to? Ohms?

[@bobit8742]

my jp23 reached 125F and the fan didn’t even kick on. Does yours kick on? what is your jp23 temperature? i play music on daily commute to work around 2 hours non stop. The amp is in the trunk, next to my audio control amp. audiocontrol barely got warm and it doesn’t even have a fan 😂. I wired mine to 2 ohms and only pushing 1 sundown x8 v3

[@eliezerbrito301]

Whats the name of the fan?

[@silkbarnes9103]

Even though my amp is in my trunk closed, with no airway . Will this still help the amp from overheating?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

In that situation, you probably are not going to get the best cooling results. In-cabin you can because it will circulate the air within the cabin and cool your amps (especially if you are running your AC on or have the windows down getting fresh air). But in a sealed trunk, your blowing around hot air.

[@silkbarnes9103]

What could I used to kind of help this situation

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Well, I know some people that run custom cooling ducts from their cars A/C to the trunk/hatch to provide cooled air to Amp. But that is a big project. Biggest thing is to make sure there is plenty of space between the amp and anything else. So the heat does not radiate to nearby surroundings making everything hotter. Biggest thing is make sure to have some airflow between the bottom of amp and mounting surface. I used thick rubber grommets to mount under the feet of the amp. You can pick them up at Home Depot for cheap. Raises the amp an extra 1/4-1/2 inch to stay cooler and provided some anti vibration dampening so your amps don’t vibrate as much with the bass.

[@Aite_coo]

@@NextLevelCarAudio Great idea! I'ma do that. Best idea I've heard for cooling.

[@JohnLee-ye4lr]

Nice! What xs batteries are those?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

XP3000's 3 of them :)

[@RomaVilla]

Man that fan is loud, can you hear it when driving around town?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I only turn them on when i am going full tilt for demos. Not for daily driving/listening. So i cant hear it at all.

[@1sthawaiian11]

Do you have them hooked straight up to the battery??

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

yes, but i ran a inline toggle switch up to the dash so that i can control when they come and and turn off.

[@1sthawaiian11]

@@NextLevelCarAudio bro that's lit thanks for the info🤙🏽💯

[@keereal7677]

We’re can I buy them from ?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

www.down4soundshop.com/high-performance-140cfm-12v-abs-turbo-fan/

[@LTSRIDE24]

Name of the fans? Part number? Link to Amazon? Anything?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Don’t recall. But search for “marine bilge fan” on Amazon. You’ll see it

[@donellis5005]

So what temperature do you have your fans set to activate??

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

i just have them on a rocker switch and cut them on during demoing sessions. Good idea tho to have them temperature activated.

[@redbaron2448]

Wow, thats loud, video with music on and fan on ?

[@ari1234.]

How you wired it

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

See my latest video on relays. I go over it there :)

[@jose671sannicolas]

How long do you play your sounds

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

At shows, hours

[@erictheboringone5292]

Should’ve got some decent computer cooling fans. They push as much or more air for the same or less money than you spent on these plus they’re much much quieter.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I’m 100% happy with them. When they are on, I don’t hear a thing considering they are only running when demoing back to back at near 150+ dB.

[@BAKER_SO_LOUD]

link to the fan?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

www.amazon.com/Attwood-1749-4-Blower-Resistant-4-Inch/dp/B003EX02DA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=bilge%2Bfan&qid=1610558848&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFPUjcwN1NONDM2Qk8mZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAxNTYyOTMyMTgzQzNORFRQODQxJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAzMDU2NzU4WTcwVUlEWk5HVEYmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ&th=1 Can’t find black ones.... you can search tho and should find them

[@Jeff-sc1df]

140 CFM

[@305chevyboysp6]

What site u order them fans from

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Amazon or eBay. Just search for inline bilge fan

[@305chevyboysp6]

WhAt size is that

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

3”

[@305chevyboysp6]

@@NextLevelCarAudio how did u ran them to switch?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Power wire (fused) to 12v power source. Negative wire to simple on/off switch, then to chassis ground .

[@johnforce50]

how do you install

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Just wired up to positive and negative, then installed a simple toggle switch inline to control them on/off.

[@fatality_don7813]

What's the name of these ?

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

In-line bilge fan

[@fatality_don7813]

@@NextLevelCarAudio thank you

[@jameseberhardt3551]

why would you use something so loud. Use cross flow fans: they are low profile, move a lot of air and make next to no noise. Add a SMD temp fan control and set it to run in three speeds to cool as the temperature increases.

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Because these move a TON of air and you can’t hear them at ALL when i am demoing. I only use them at full tilt. No need otherwise. I’m good man….

[@bomboss5153]

To load

[@Aite_coo]

I would get a silent fan. That one is noisey

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I Only time I use it is during full tilt demos. Don’t hear a thing with my brain vibrating. Lol 😆

[@Aite_coo]

@@NextLevelCarAudio That is quite logical. Nice work amigo 😉

[@kareemabdul3773]

U would still get hot breeze unless u open door

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

It is about air circulation, and not having the hot air stagnant sitting there trapped under the seat. it is very windy under there and air in motion is cooler than standing air. Research the 2nd law of thermodynamics. Your welcome, have a great day :)

[@haircut2015]

Too loud for me. Try some quiet fans

[@LTSRIDE24]

Damn!! They are extremely loud! 😔

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

Yep

[@sansantos75]

They are loud.. lol

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

They are. But they only go on when I’m demoing full tilt. Do you don’t even hear them :)

[@sansantos75]

@@NextLevelCarAudio ? Do you use a crossover for your mids & highs .. ?I'm debating to install an lc7i audiocontrol to my project car..

[@NextLevelCarAudio]

I use my amps crossover as it has bandpass capability as well as Regular LPF and HPF. You can see in the last half of my video here what I do. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZnLk4Scpbtrrc0