One time at a party the heat sink fins were getting hot to the touch. Like you did not want to leave your hand on there hot. Well this was winter so we put some snow in a plastic bag in between the heat sinks.
Another time at a party suddenly no music. When I go to investigate there's a bunch of guys scratching their heads, trying to reassure the poor owner, nobody really knowing what to do. I said it got hot, protective relay, put it out on the deck and in ten minutes the winter air will have cooled it down and we can party on, Garth.
Which we did. So scientifically speaking its best to do your hard rocking amplifier over-heating in the winter time.
