Wiring subs ohm load help
#1
Nor-Cal
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Wiring subs ohm load help
So I bought 2 pioneer dual voice coil 2 ohm subs 1400 watt peak 400watt rms
The amp I'm currently running is a 2ch 1000watt bridged at 4 ohm or 500watt per ch at 4ohms.
The specs say the amp is 2 ohm safe.
So my question is can a wire the new subs in a parallel circuit at 2ohms or do I have to run them in series at 4ohms?
The amp I'm currently running is a 2ch 1000watt bridged at 4 ohm or 500watt per ch at 4ohms.
The specs say the amp is 2 ohm safe.
So my question is can a wire the new subs in a parallel circuit at 2ohms or do I have to run them in series at 4ohms?
#3
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Single channel
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/wo...2&I=22#results
Or
2 channels
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/wo...1&I=22#results
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/wo...2&I=22#results
Or
2 channels
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/wo...1&I=22#results
Last edited by JoeBoost; 07-23-2012 at 11:12 PM.
#4
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So I bought 2 pioneer dual voice coil 2 ohm subs 1400 watt peak 400watt rms
The amp I'm currently running is a 2ch 1000watt bridged at 4 ohm or 500watt per ch at 4ohms.
The specs say the amp is 2 ohm safe.
So my question is can a wire the new subs in a parallel circuit at 2ohms or do I have to run them in series at 4ohms?
The amp I'm currently running is a 2ch 1000watt bridged at 4 ohm or 500watt per ch at 4ohms.
The specs say the amp is 2 ohm safe.
So my question is can a wire the new subs in a parallel circuit at 2ohms or do I have to run them in series at 4ohms?
#5
Nor-Cal
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Originally Posted by JoeBoost
Single channel
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/wo...2&I=22#results
Or
2 channels
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/wo...1&I=22#results
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/wo...2&I=22#results
Or
2 channels
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/wo...1&I=22#results
What I'm still unsure about is my amp safe to run at 2ohms or can it only handle it for a short amount of time.
The specs of the amp only give 1000watts bridged at 4 ohms or 500 watts at 4 ohms.
So if I separately wire the subs at 2 ohms will the bridged channel handle it? Or am I better off wiring each sub at 4ohms to the separate channels.
I just want to get the most power out of my amp.
#6
Senior Member
Whats the brand/model of the amp?
If it is in fact 2 ohm stable, you can wire each voice coil in series, then parallel that giving you 2 ohms at the amp.
which would look like this
If it is in fact 2 ohm stable, you can wire each voice coil in series, then parallel that giving you 2 ohms at the amp.
which would look like this
#7
Nor-Cal
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Originally Posted by sixsix
Whats the brand/model of the amp?
If it is in fact 2 ohm stable, you can wire each voice coil in series, then parallel that giving you 2 ohms at the amp.
which would look like this
If it is in fact 2 ohm stable, you can wire each voice coil in series, then parallel that giving you 2 ohms at the amp.
which would look like this
its a pyramid classic 1000watt nothing special but it works great and it says 2 ohm stable.
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#8
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Its probably only 2 ohm stable stereo and 4 ohm bridged. There aren't many amps that are 2 ohm bridged but they are out there. I'd wire the subs for a 4 ohm load for each and use the seperate channels on the amp (not bridged). If you try to wire the amp for a 2 ohm load bridged, the amp will probably go into overload protection and not turn on.
#9
Its probably only 2 ohm stable stereo and 4 ohm bridged. There aren't many amps that are 2 ohm bridged but they are out there. I'd wire the subs for a 4 ohm load for each and use the seperate channels on the amp (not bridged). If you try to wire the amp for a 2 ohm load bridged, the amp will probably go into overload protection and not turn on.
#10
Nor-Cal
Thread Starter
Its probably only 2 ohm stable stereo and 4 ohm bridged. There aren't many amps that are 2 ohm bridged but they are out there. I'd wire the subs for a 4 ohm load for each and use the seperate channels on the amp (not bridged). If you try to wire the amp for a 2 ohm load bridged, the amp will probably go into overload protection and not turn on.