Charging System Considerations; Mounting Location - Harman Kardon TC300 Owner's Manual

Charging system Mounting
considerations location
The TC600, TC300, and TC304 are high-
performance amplifiers whose current
demands place an additional load on your
car's battery and charging system. Depend-
ing on the volume at which you are playing
your system, the amplifier can draw an
average of 20-40 amperes, and under
certain extreme operating conditions, can
draw up to 90 amperes in the case of the
TC600.
Because of the additional demand, the life
of your car's battery and charging system
may be shorter than it would have been
before you installed your music system.
You may need to install a heavy-duty
charging system and a high-quality heavy-
duty battery to support the higher demands
on the charging system. Depending on your
listening habits, you may want to install a
second battery and an isolation switching
system. Consult your Harman Kardon
dealer for professional assistance.
Harman Kardon's tunnel cooled design
keeps your amplifier cool to the touch.
enabling you to install it even in a very
confined space, such as under a seat with
limited clearance. Just be sure that you
don't block or restrict the inlet or outlet to
the amplifier's tunnel, so air can be circu-
lated freely by the fan. This cooling method
allows the amplifier to be positioned in any
orientation (horizontal, vertical, upside
down).
Do not install your amplifier in a location
where it would be exposed to rain, moisture,
or direct sun, and do not allow dirt or
foreign objects to enter the cooling tunnel.
Use the amplifier itself as a template for
marking the mounting holes. Before you
drill mounting holes, make sure that you
know what is located directly behind the
panel you're drilling through (e.g., gas tank,
brake lines, wires, etc.).