Need Help!! Amp too Hot!!

[byates22]

I have a sony xplod 1252gtr 800 watt amp

• 2-channel car amplifier
• 125 watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohms (170 watts RMS x 2 at 2 ohms)
• 340 watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms (4-ohm stable in bridged mode)
• low- and high-pass filters (80 Hz, 12 dB/octave)
• variable bass boost (0-10 dB at 40 Hz)

I hooked up a pair of 12inch kenwood KFC-W3013PS
Subwoofer Specifications

• Subwoofer Size 12"
• Peak Power Handling 1200 watts
• RMS Power Handling 400 watts
• Voice Coil(s) Single
• Impedance (Per Voice Coil) 4 ohms
• Frequency Response 34 - 300 Hz
• Sensitivity 85 dB
• Xmax (millimeters) 15.1 mm
• Subwoofer Design Round / Circle
• Main Cone Color Black
• Woofer Composition Polypropylene
• Woofer Surround Urethane
• Subwoofer Grille No
• Re-Cone Kit Available No

I have the two subs bridged and i believe the settings are around 3to 4 db bass boost, and im not sure what the other dial is but i believe its set to 5v maybe a lil more or a lil less, today was my first major use of them and i had them running for about 20 30 minutes and the amp was burning hot when i checked it

Is this amp capable of handling the subs at all let alone bridging them or do i need a beefed up amp. Would a capacitor help me out at all cuz my lights do dim as well with the system running, any suggestion on how big a capacitor i might need?

 

[rrae]

I guess youre connected subs in parallel - amp is not stable for 2ohm load in bridge mode. Caps are useless, check your wires and their connections at battery and alternator.