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Hi All,
I have a friend who was telling me how he keeps a fan turned on, facing towards his amplifier, to keep it from getting too hot. I told him that it doesn't matter because the only heat that will affect his amplifier comes from internally. I'm now wondering if I could be wrong. So I'm wondering, if a stereo is in an attic during the summer and it's being played to the point of getting hot, will the temperature in the attic effect the amplifier?
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fiesta75
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Thermal cycling kills electronics over time.

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goofyfoot OP
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fiesta75, according to the manufacturer of my amp,

he suggests allowing the amp to sit at low volume

for a bit prior to normal play. Do you think that this will

help with thermal cycling at all?

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nonoise
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Is thermal cycling a new Olympic event?

fiesta75
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OP, it could help but not sure how much. Thermal cycling is used for accellerated aging of electrical components. Can be both powered or unpowered. A very high percentage of electronic failures are caused by mechanical fatigue.

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