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Thread: If an amp is clipping, would it heat up??? |
    
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| Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 11:51 am: |
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i just wanna know if an amp is clipping, would it heat up more than normal???
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Silver Member Username: Insearchofbass
Post Number: 663
Registered: Jun-04
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| Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 11:55 am: |
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yes |
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| Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 01:16 pm: |
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would it be a NOTICEABLE difference in the amount of heat it produces? |
Silver Member Username: Insearchofbass
Post Number: 672
Registered: Jun-04
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| Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 02:13 pm: |
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yes but clipping is not something you want to have going on in the first place
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Gold Member Username: Jonathan_f
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Post Number: 1804
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 02:14 pm: |
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Yes. Clipping is when the amp is trying to produce true DC-DC power, so that'll heat things up a lot, plus when an amp is clipping, it's power nearly doubles a lot of times. Of course, this equals heat, and it would be noticeable. |
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