----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Fuqua To: amps at contesting.com Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [Amps] Derating Dry Loads Well crap, that explains a lot, it is just "before" they snap! ... Just like tightening head bolts on a V8. You torque the bolts until just before you fill them give and they snap. 73 Bill wa4lav