Fosgate vs JL

[riverbound]

Selling RF stuff! GO TEAM RF!!!!!!!
Not selling....now Ijust buy it :wink:

[1stepcloser]

I have pesonal experience with hotplates.....
I have run them off and on since the 80's. (back when they were great equipment.) and will agree that they get pretty damn hot, more so than any other brand I have had experience with.
My current 4 channel used to shut off within 15 minutes of high volume listening. I tried a couple of different mounting locations with no luck.
after the I did the last update two years ago, I have had zero problems with heat.
They need some type of air movement across them. I am using a pair of 3 inch brushless fans on the 4 channel in an enclosed rack, and can now play till the batteries run down.
MAybe I need to switch to 6 volt batteries to add more playing time?

[1stepcloser]

You find me 1 person who has had the Power series amps that are currently being used that has shut down due to heat and I will retract my statement.
Me. :supp:
I run a Power 400.4 and a Power BD1100.1
The 400.4 as I said in the previous post, would run for about 15 minutes in the heat before thermal shutdown would happen.

[mbrown2]

You find me 1 person who has had the Power series amps that are currently being used that has shut down due to heat and I will retract my statement.
I have two 800.4 Power amps and a 1500.1BD Power Amp...the 1500.1 shuts down due to Thermal when it is hot out....I leave the hatch up it helps..., but they have external fans..
I have a 600.1 PG in another boat, in a an enclosed area with only internal fans, and it does not shutdown.
Good sounding amps but they do not have the cooling properties of some of the better amps out there..

[MONEYFURNOTHIN]

I have run both RF and JL. I would reccomend JL. What everyone else said, the RF are quick to shut down, and that was in my truck! Great amp, sounds good, but will shut down

[syke-o]

Me. :supp:
I run a Power 400.4 and a Power BD1100.1
The 400.4 as I said in the previous post, would run for about 15 minutes in the heat before thermal shutdown would happen.
i also run a couple fans to keep a little air moving and have no probs....

[riverbound]

Me. :supp:
I run a Power 400.4 and a Power BD1100.1
The 400.4 as I said in the previous post, would run for about 15 minutes in the heat before thermal shutdown would happen.
What color are the amps...those model #'s are for the older waffle iron amps. The NEW power series amps are smooth and a really dark charcoal color and the model # starts with a T.

[riverbound]

i also run a couple fans to keep a little air moving and have no probs....
Whoever did the install must have done it right

[Outnumbered]

Thanks for the input. So will I be disappointed with the SQ if I go from the RF 801x to the JL 450/4 or E6450? They both seem to put out less power than the RF. Or are they rated more conservative than the RF.

[Outnumbered]

You find me 1 person who has had the Power series amps that are currently being used that has shut down due to heat and I will retract my statement. Crack????.....hell no but with over 10 years in the audio industry I might have learned a thing or two.
Riverbound, I don't have a Power Series so what would you do if you had the RF 801? Replace it with a JL or a RF power series?