RoyF18 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I've got a gig coming up where the only place that the amp rack can go is in a space where it'll only fit if it's on its side.Will the amps be ok being driven like this? I assume that there may be issues with heat soaking in a way that they're not designed for but I don't know if it'll be enough to cause problems....The amps are Camco Vortex 4s and Vortex 6s and they will have free air to the front and back for the fans. The gig is just one nightAnyone any experience of this?CheersRoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage1 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Given they have fans it I don't imagine there will be much of an issue. If they were passively cooled you could have issues with the heatsink not clearing properly. If you do find they are running a little warm you could always stick a desk fan in front of the rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew C Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Come on people, we've done Mr Andrew's "Snake Oil" elsewhere (often). Lets keep on topic shall we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyF18 Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 Haha! I found some of those replies rather amusing!I know it's not the most interesting question that I'm asking, and perhaps it's daft of me to ask; but it is something I have absolutely no experience of doing and I've never seen it done before. I figure it'll be totally fine, but I just wanted to check if anyone had any problems before I fry about £15k of my own amps.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostlyharmless Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 As an honest answer, I've put amps on their side on gigs loads of times and its been fine. However, there was one under my desk at work, which was left on pretty much 24/7 for a year where eventually the top side gave up (although, that could have been due to a number of factors) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueacid Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Would it be even possible to de-rack the amps and just stack them in situ? That would add rig/derig time, but would eliminate your concerns. I suppose if you're going to gig them hard then any heat issues might come to light; I'd strongly advise a test run first, you don't want a row of red 'PROTECT' lights to come on halfway through! That said, I've run amps on their sides with nary a problem, although they were fan cooled. Passive would be a no-no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueShift Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I work with a sound company in the US who rack all their macrotech amps on their side... no worries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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