Cold Weather VS. Amplifiers

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

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

My voltage seems higher now. 14.4-7 all the time.

 

[PioneerSPL1990 10+ year member]

heres how my equipment acted at -10 this year.

Avic d-3 = a little whited out for about 1 minutes.

Ipod = takes extreamly long to load or wont load. lol it fails.

Sub = sounds tighter for a few minutes, becouse the cold does constrict materials.

Amp = plays louder, the colder weather causes the alt to charge high until the car gets to temp.

3rd year bumping in the winter and i've never lost anything from the cold, if anything the amp puts out more and the sub can play louder for longer.

 

[rebelpride15 10+ year member]

yea well i normally dont blast it too loud in the mornins cuz people sleepin still you know, but after they warm up a bit there fine and lately its been around 15-20 degrees F in my parts but yea it still does good . also this mornin when i went outside an cranked the car up to let it warm up i had the cd in but had it on pause and i could here a little engine noise but i reckon thats from the cold the volume was only at like 5 or 10, didnt hear again i guess i will in the mornin lol

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

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

lol not normally but it's been 12-18 at night cold as **** for this area

 

[Fender5 10+ year member]

the USB on my HU froze up last night? It was weird.

Also iPod never works if i leave it in the car.

Sub sounds tight until it warms up

 

[Villeza1 10+ year member]

heres how my equipment acted at -10 this year.
Avic d-3 = a little whited out for about 1 minutes.

Ipod = takes extreamly long to load or wont load. lol it fails.

Sub = sounds tighter for a few minutes, becouse the cold does constrict materials.

Amp = plays louder, the colder weather causes the alt to charge high until the car gets to temp.

3rd year bumping in the winter and i've never lost anything from the cold, if anything the amp puts out more and the sub can play louder for longer.

Double for me!

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

if your amp is realllly cold condensation may form as the amp quickly gets warmer

for more info watch this video

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4875804498445482796#

 

[Villeza1 10+ year member]

yea well i normally dont blast it too loud in the mornins cuz people sleepin still you know, but after they warm up a bit there fine and lately its been around 15-20 degrees F in my parts but yea it still does good . also this mornin when i went outside an cranked the car up to let it warm up i had the cd in but had it on pause and i could here a little engine noise but i reckon thats from the cold the volume was only at like 5 or 10, didnt hear again i guess i will in the mornin lol

Thats the best time to bump!

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

If it doesn't have moving parts (amplifiers), cold weather is only going to benefit its performance by keeping it cooler. Some supercomputers are run at temperatures approaching absolute zero during speed testing.

LCD's on head units can become sluggish, and suspensions on subs can become stiffer than normal. Don't leave your hard-drive based mp3 players in the cold. They can fail prematurely.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

if your amp is realllly cold condensation may form as the amp quickly gets warmer

for more info watch this video

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4875804498445482796#

I suppose this could be a potential problem, but I've never seen it happen first hand.

 

[NhustlaR 10+ year member]

never a problem up here! although pioneerSPL is wayyyy up north. up there for school? my brother goes to clarkson and it gets ****ing collllllld

 

[birdmanpresents 10+ year member]

I live in Toronto and usually warm my car up first with remote start. I have noticed however if its really cold the sub sounds a bit tight but it goes away. I leave my Ipod in the dash and its always cold as **** if I need it lol, but works fine on the HU.

 

[PioneerSPL1990 10+ year member]

if your amp is realllly cold condensation may form as the amp quickly gets warmer

for more info watch this video

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4875804498445482796#

thats the only thing that ever concidered could go wrong in the winter, so i check about every week.

 

[ak97chevy]

the cold is not bad for it as long as you warm it up b4 turning it up to loud

 

[ICHASEPAPER2010]

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

that means nothing i woke up the other morning and it was 18 degress out thats 2 **** cold for NC