Cold Weather VS. Amplifiers

[rebelpride15 10+ year member]

I had a thought the other day about this cold weather we have now, and does it hurt your subwoofers and amp running them ice cold like when you get up in the mornin to leave??? And the same thing for everything else HU, highs, capacitors?

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[SplAffair 10+ year member]

hopefully your not using a cap

 

[rebelpride15 10+ year member]

actually yea i am using a capacitor IMO they work great for the price i paid for it

 

[modskwod 10+ year member]

I've heard it can be bad for HU's, but amps should be fine. Subs may even benefit, since they won't heat up.

 

[rebelpride15 10+ year member]

well the subs sound like there a little tight sounding like constricted from the cold air around em but they do good

 

[amartin_72]

My girlfriend said " the sub don't work when its really cold(below zero)" when she takes my car to work sometimes but I have not had it do it to me and she said it didnt work at all not even a little bit So idk if my vfl has a low temp protect or it was something else or shes just nuts. Low power subs usually sound like crap in the cold, I usually let mine warm up a little before beating on it, I cant imagine the glue and suspension are liking the cold too much.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

i don't think cold hurts much, unless you live in Nome alaska. i suppose the surround on a sub could get brittle at 100 below zero.

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

My stuff is fine and Chicago has been terrible as of late. My car with all of my gear in I just remote start every now and then and let it run down the 20 minute timer. Last year my red top and Kinetik HC800 froze, but my amps and subs were fine.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

caps **** btw.

 

[pieper88 10+ year member]

my **** had frost on it this morning and it is running fine.

 

[Chrispy 10+ year member]

Today I had what sounded like engine noise through my subs when I first turned my HU on. Left the volume at 0 and it went away after about 20 seconds. Never had this happen before and its been pretty cold latley. First time I ever had an issue that could of resulted from the cold. I always let my stuff warm up at low volume before I crank it though.

 

[lilkman2202 10+ year member]

yea mines doing fine and up here in Wisconsin we know the cold

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

i always start mine at low volume and play for just a bit like that before i hammer up the volume

 

[adio25 10+ year member]

i always start mine at low volume and play for just a bit like that before i hammer up the volume

You live in NC. 30-50 degrees is not cold //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[th3disturbed1 10+ year member]

it shouldnt be bad. isnt there less resistance with the cold anyways? plus the alternator may run more efficiently. i cant imagine it being terrible for the amplifier but maybe for the sub if you crank it too soon