is it ok to run a sub and amp when it is really cold out. i live in Montana and it can get zero out in feb. so is it ok to have the system in during the cold months?
Electrical equipment is more efficient at lower temps. As your amp gets hot b/c you are blaring your music, it actually puts out less power. "warming up" your electronics actually negatively effects thier performance. Don't worry about the cold. Although I have heard about problems with motorized faceplates on HU's in cold weather..................
Be very careful when playing your subs in very cold weather.I've seen cones and surrounds crack even without being turned up too loud.The cold is very bad for plastic because it makes it so stiff,the same goes for surrounds being made out of foam or rubber or even a blend of the two .
Oh and running very cold electronics isn't good period because when they heat up you have the risk of moisture forming because it's surrounded by cold and it has heat inside.Think of the windows in your house and how the form moisture on the pane inside or a glass of water with ice outside on a hot summer day,the glass will develop water on the outside of the glass and there's a possibility that the same type of effects can happen to your electronics.Nick you should have given this a little bit more thought.You are right though about electronics performing better cold but not always
"i live in Montana and it can get zero out in feb"
you don't know cold my son, lol. Normal to be -30 here. I have never had any problems with the cold and equipment. CD player may be slow at first but after 2 mins it works perfectly. I even seen frost/ice/and lots of snow over equipment and no probs.
bozeman. and ya it was 50 or so today and that is like it being a 90 down south for this time of year. love the warm weather and i can't wait for the summer!!!!
Colder it gets the less humidity in the air, fact. Reason for this is because the moisture freezes and falls to the ground. The reason why you get condensation inside your vehicle is from your own breath, which contains warm humid air and it recondenses on cold objects like the glass. Amps heating up will not condense, not enough moisture. Now it will cause LCD/plasma disoplays to slow down and it is more detrimental to them but you should really take care of your subs softparts. Polo..
PS- If you doubt the truth on dry winter air then ask yourself why are your hands and feet sooo dry, lol. ;)
Ya but it is from you own moisture, lol. I can't work with gloves and the skin on my hands die turning them black and cracky looking. Also the reason for the condensation inside the house is due to internal humidity from toilets, showers, breathing, cooking, etc... Polo..
"Why the hell would you have snow on your equipment?I'm sorry but I have to pull the Bu11shit card."
Lets see shall we? Sub is in the trunk. Unlike other people, I like to be able to use my trunk too for grocies, tools, and anything else I need it for. I also keep my snow scrapper in the trunk. So when you take 70mph winds with heavy snow and 0 visibility, when you open the trunk, tell me how snow is not going to get in? Also in my old gf's car that I recently sold, the trunk was left open all night in a snow storm due to someone working on it earlier and forgeting to shut it (gf's dad). As a result, everything was snow. This was with the infinity sub and RF amp that I have kicking around. The amp rusted out a bit but still works pefectly. So there ya go, happy?
