need some help my son bought an amp and some speakers for his car he got 2 of these speakers
also it is not a stock radio it is a clarion cz102 so none of the existing wiring in the car are used
http://www.alpine-usa.com/product/view/swr-1043d/
and an amp the brz1200
http://www.hifonics.com/Hifonics_Brutus_BRZ_Amps.html
and we wired them as option 1 for a 2 speaker setup as per this link
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...SWR-1043D.html
the problem we are having is the amp is over heating he says its so hot you cant touch it we have 12 gauge speaker wire from amp to speakers
and 2 gauge power and ground wires
its mounted in the trunk the amp is screwed to the back of the speaker box
and help would be greatly appreciated on to solving this heat issue

Thank you

 

^Have you read the FAQ sticky in this sub-forum? That could answer your questions...

 

i did not look before i posted but i did look now and i didnt see anything that would help
thank you

 

Is the amp actually kicking into protection? Or is it just very hot to touch, but plays fine? I'll assume it's kicking into protection and not playing. Does it play fine if you keep the volume very low? How long does it take before it kicks into protection?

You are presenting the amp with a 4-ohm load, when it's stable down to 1-ohm. I'd try disconnecting the subwoofers all together and power on the amp. Does it still get scorching hot? If so, the amp is faulty. If not, try connecting only one of the subwoofers. Try it in series (8-ohms) first, then again in parallel (2-ohms).