ive boiled water on my amp b4 - it was a old map i had back when i was in HS -- a sony amp.. got soo hot - i put a soaked shirt on it-- it dried out in 30mins... + the amp melted to tha carpet of my car.. then proceeded to melt all tha plastic in between tha terminals... -- but it still worked... got relaly really hot... but still kept pushin my subs...