Kicker amp question

[StephenAndRajwantMarshall]

I have recently acquired a soloX 12 dual 1ohm sub the first generation of the sub and I have 2 2004 series kx1200.1 amps "that are 1ohm stable each" to run it, now the question

IF I blow the 1ohm cone and have to replace it with a dual 2ohm cone "since they don't make the dual 1ohm cone anymore" is there a way to wire the amps or sub so I can still use the same amps strapped together for a total of almost 3000 watts even though the new sub would only drop to 1ohm with both coils wired together.

I just don't want to have to replace the amps IF I blow the sub, hope I gave you all the info needed as I am drawing a blank and I don't want to blow a set of amps and sub trying to wire them up if I happen to blow the speaker.

FYI I haven't had a system this big in a LONG TIME almost 15 years back when Phoenix Gold was the sh*t and most equipment was REALLY American Made not just American assembled and Alma Gates was tearing up the lanes in her PPI Bronco , so I have a BIG learning curve to catch up to you folks on here, so be gentle when you reply thanks

2004 VW GTI

3cube ported box "still needs to be built"

220amp HOA

2 optima Redtop batteries

o gauge Mobile Spec throughout the car

2 20 farad caps

1 Kx600.4

2 Kx1200.1

Thanks again

Stephen

[ChevyBoy95]

on a dual 1 sub, you could just wire 1 coil to 1 amp (each amp would be seeing a 1 ohm load). The only thing is you would have to gain match them. a dual 2 coil wouldnt really work for your application since 4 and 1 ohm is the only outcomes as far as loads with that configuration, and when using 2 1ohm stable amps, if you used both on the 1 sub the amps would be seeing a load of 2 ohms each or .5 ohms (which is a no no).

[Guest]

i havent checked the manual on the amps, but if you want to strap two amps together and they are each 1 ohm stable by themselves, you would need a dual 1 ohm sub to wire in series to 2 ohms to wire to the strapped amps. wiring them to 2 ohms while strapped makes each amp see 1 ohm. i hope that wasnt too confusing

[StephenAndRajwantMarshall]

i havent checked the manual on the amps, but if you want to strap two amps together and they are each 1 ohm stable by themselves, you would need a dual 1 ohm sub to wire in series to 2 ohms to wire to the strapped amps. wiring them to 2 ohms while strapped makes each amp see 1 ohm. i hope that wasnt too confusing

first off I'm blonde so everything is confusing to me

ok Both amps are 1 ohm stable, both amps can be strapped together using a simple cable that allows you to control all the audio settings from one amp

the sub i bought has dual 1 ohm coils if i blow the sub and replace the cone with a dual 2ohm coils your saying that i can do this and the amps will see 1 ohms each

this is from the kicker website hopefully this doesnt mean im screwed

STRAPPING TWO KX.1 AMPS(DOUBLE POWER)

By using a Mono plug (available at Radio Shack) you can run

two KX.1 amplifiers into one woofer. Minimum impedance 4

ohm for KX400.1, KX600.1 and 2 ohm for the KX1200.1.

When strapped the Secondary amplifier controls are

bypassed. See Tech. Brief for more info. on this

configuration.

[STEvil]

No, he said you need a dual 1 ohm (also a dual 4 ohm would work) sub.

Wiring two 1 ohm coils in series produces a 2 ohm load. The amps when strapped will see the 2 ohm load as 1 ohm each. Just like old 2-channel amplifiers when running bridged mode.

[StephenAndRajwantMarshall]

thanks for all the help guys i may well hell I will be back with more questions trust me on that one