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In Reply to: RE: Are amps that run hot a ticking time bomb? posted by Caucasian Blackplate on February 1, 2016 at 13:42:02:
Agreed about caps. If you think it's too hot and PS caps fail, try 105c rated.
Keep in mind that temp and heat are different but related.
The same amount of HEAT distributed thru more mass will have a lower temperature.
This is where the old rule of thumb about simply WEIGHING an amp to gauge its quality started.
Just to pick a number, I'd be wary of an 'A' amp weighing less than 1 lb per watt. Maybe more or less, but that's the general idea. A 30lb 'A' amp @30lb?
With a SHIPPING Weight of 75lb, the Pass Labs XA30.5 is a high bias A->a/b amp which might go just OVER 1lb per 'A' watt.
Too much is never enough
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