Amplifier Thermal Protection


Posted on Aug 14, 2012

This project is really a mixture of ideas, some simple, and others even simpler. The system I have installed in my biamp unit is fan cooling. Once a preset temperature is reached, the fans start, and remain on until the amp is turned off again. This is crude, but very effective. It only operates if I am listening LOUD on a very hot day, which means that the fans have probably only operated about 5 times in their life. I do know about it when they operate because they are fairly noisy (although I have reduced the operating voltage which quietens them down a bit), but at least I know that the amp is protected.


Amplifier Thermal Protection
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Even simpler is to just switch off the power when the amp overheats. I would use this as a backup to the thermo-fan or fan controller if I left the amp powered on all the time. While I don`t do this, a lot of people do, and although it does waste a




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