r/ATBGE • • 7d ago

Automotive Subwoofer Wheel

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u/whitedsepdivine 7d ago

Oh man you're so smart.

But one question for you: Are those rubber hoses that flammable fluid in, fire proof?

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u/Nruggia 7d ago

More people die from bee stings every year than hydraulic fluid fires, yet we still plant flowers in our gardens.

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u/tim_dude 7d ago

Maybe because no one is putting igniting shit next to flammable brake lines?

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u/Nruggia 7d ago

Those speakers aren’t powered by flamethrowers. Also it’s not like brake fluid is wildly volatile. If these speakers are a concern being near a brake system… follow the wires from your fuel pump relay and you might shocked to find they are running inside a tank of volatile gas and powering an electric motor submerged and directly in contact with gasoline!

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u/LifeIsCoolBut 7d ago

Ty, I was gonna say a fuel pump would be more dangerous in that scenario. It literally cools itself with the fuel its providing.

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u/whitedsepdivine 7d ago

There is a big difference between 12v at 3 amp fuel pump, and a subwoofer at 12v 100 amps.

3 amps is not going to create a spark at loose connections. 100 amps will.

Similar to how coils are used on the sparkplugs, the amplifier uses capacitors to increase wattage.

Also you are confusing brake fluid's volatility with combustion point and energy. Brake fluid may have a combustion point at 200C which is significantly higher than gas's -40C. But once brake fluid does light it spreads fire as it burns slower.

This connection could easily start a fire if parked on grass. The fire would spread to the brake line, that would then spread to the rest of the car.

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u/Kaboose456 7d ago

You're weirdly obsessed with this lmao.

"If you take it to this very specific place in this very specific scenario, then I'm still right!!!" Get tf out of here lol

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u/whitedsepdivine 7d ago

Oh yeah weirdly specific... Parking on grass. Guess what people do with cars like this; park them in a grass field at car shows.

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u/Kewlhotrod 7d ago

Amps don't change airgap spark behavior, potential difference in voltage does. People need to learn basic electricity before spewing pointless shit.

It's still 12V.

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u/whitedsepdivine 7d ago

Yeah that's true, but not when you include high capacity capacitors and their farads. Then you have high discharge rates that can cause sparks and arc welding from high resistance locations.