Installing cooling fan for amp, help

[Jookmasta]

ok so i just got back my amp from mtx and i want to install a fan with it so that things dont get too hot back there and fry the amp like what happened before. i bought a comp fan from comp usa so how do i install it? more specifically, how do i hook it up? do i use the remote wire and then use the same ground that the amp is using?

[MECPInstaller]

thats the easiest way just mount the fan so it blows across the fins of the heat sink and wire it up to the remote turn on and ground or run it to 12 volts and ground and put a switch inbetween either power or ground doesn't matter remote turn on wire will kick the fan on whenever the amp powers up but if you wan to turn it on manually go with the switch setup

[Jookmasta]

ok so i did end up hookin up the remote for the power and the ground for the negative. it works like a charm. now im just trying to position the fan a little better so that it shoots fully on the amp. thanx for the help mecp

[MECPInstaller]

no problem if you need more fans check out computer sites like http://www.tigerdirect.com they have refurbished fans for pretty cheap like 3-4 bucks a piece different sizes from likd 2 inch sqaures up up to like 5inch

[Simmsled]

MAKE SURE THAT THE FANS ARE FOR 12 VOLT DC AND NOT 110v AC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jookmasta]

ya. most comp fans that are small are 12v dc

[whiterps13]

they have some trick lookin neon case fans for computers on ebay. that might look nice if youre system is currently lit up with neon...

[Jookmasta]

actually, the fan has leds on it so its brighter than a maglight right now.

[L0sT]

hi, im just wondering what size fan you used. i might order from here http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...d=493

i plan on running 4 fans for my big amp and 2 for my small amp because they will be in an enclosed area.

thanks,L0sT

[Jookmasta]

its a square computer fan. got it at comp usa for ten bux and id say its about 3 x 3 in inches. its made by antec.

[L0sT]

my friend is going to give me some of these http://power-on.com/sunon60mm3pin.html its the KD1206PTB1 with 23.5 cfm.

my question is how i hook it up? it has 3 wires thats why, so im not sure how to hook it up.

thanks, L0sT

[Simmsled]

Yo jookmasta, one way to maximize the cooling efficiency of your fan is to blow the air across the amplifier and not directly on it. just a little fyi.

[L0sT]

bump

[hondabibi]

i just install a CPU fan on my amp tonight

and i use the amp remote wire connect to the fan + wire to turn the fan on/off

so when i turn on my deck, the fan will be on, if i take the face plate out, it will be off

do you guys think it's a good idea?? will it blow my amp or deck somehow?