banginAltima Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) This is for the Saz-1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 3500 and up as well as the Sae-1200. Lets start out by saying that these amps are mono block amps. This means they are internally bridged (paralleled). First lets take a look at the sub. Unless you trim the wire down two 8 gauge are not going to fit in one terminal (if you want to parallel the coils at the sub). So, what I do is parallel the coils at the box. This is a picture of the speaker wires inside the box. This is what it looks like on the outside. Since the coils are paralleled on the inside of the box with the bolts, all you have to do is send two positives and two negatives to the amp. You can even put a set of bolts per voice coil if you wanted too. If you need to series your subs you can do it like this, then send only one set of speaker wires to the amp. Now for the connections at the amp. Using all the amp connections here. This could be for multiple subs with the connections being made somewhere else or this is for using one sub with one coil going to one side and the other coil going to the other side. Now these pictures are used for a single connection to the amp. You can use either side. This is if you want some space between the positive and negative wires. Hope this helps some people. Edited March 19, 2009 by banginAltima Quote If you build it, db's will come... NSPL World Record Holder Trunk 0-1800 watts---147.9 with 1722 clamped watts @ 40Hz(9-20-09). Competition Only Record Holder Trunk 0-500 watts---148.1 2006 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE Currently Rebuilding.... My 150db Plus Trunk Build I do box designs. [benH] 6:24 pm: clipping doesn't really hurt subs [benH] 6:24 pm: being an idiot is what blows subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95_1500 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Nice write up! I was confused when I got my 1500D. "A monoblock with 4 terminals?!?!?!" lol. 1 Quote Original Build http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/index.php?showtopic=24095 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactownstang Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Sweet! How about one post showing stapped?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banginAltima Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Sweet! How about one post showing stapped?? Working on it. Quote If you build it, db's will come... NSPL World Record Holder Trunk 0-1800 watts---147.9 with 1722 clamped watts @ 40Hz(9-20-09). Competition Only Record Holder Trunk 0-500 watts---148.1 2006 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE Currently Rebuilding.... My 150db Plus Trunk Build I do box designs. [benH] 6:24 pm: clipping doesn't really hurt subs [benH] 6:24 pm: being an idiot is what blows subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07sOnAtA sp.ed Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Sweet! How about one post showing stapped??great idea, im not exactly sure how to do that... Quote CURRENTLY UNDER RE-CONSTRUCTION 2008 Hyundai Sonata Team T3 Audio Team Deadly Hertz Team SMD (Street Motivated Devastation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbodylexus Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 SHOWOFF!!!, just kidding Altima, thanks for the knowledge, strong with the force you are. a brave jedi you will become Quote 1990 Chevy Suburban (Big Booty Judy) (4) Sundown Audio Zv5 18's (1) Sundown Audio Salt 12K (1) Sundown Audio SAX-100.4 (1) Sundown Audio SAE-50.4 (2) Crossfire ST-1 Tweeters (2) Obsidian Audio ST-1 tweeters (4) Sundown Audio Neo Pro v3 6.5's Saving 2nd Bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banginAltima Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) How to strap your Sundown amps. For Saz-1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 3500 and up. Again only Saz amps. Starting with the RCA's. This is the master amp. Hook the input RCA's as normal and hook the strapping RCA to the BR OUT. Then hook the other end of the strapping RCA into the slave amp where it says BR IN. This is the end result. Now for speaker wires. Hook BOTH sets of negatives together. Keep your wires as short as possible and use good quality wire. You spend a lot for these amps, the least you can do is use some good 8 gauge wire. Next thing is to hook up the positive speaker wires on the master amp (the one with the BR OUT). Like so... The last part is hooking up the negative speaker wires on the slave amp. Please note that when strapping amps the slave amps positive speaker wires are going to be used as negative speaker wires. The amp gain, bass boost, etc. is controlled by the master amp so there is no need to gain match or anything like that. It's as simple as that. DISCLAIMER: I USED A SAZ-1500 AND SAZ-2000 AS AN EXAMPLE ONLY. DO NOT TRY TO STRAP AMPS TOGETHER THAT ARE NOT THE SAME POWER. IF YOU DO A BLACK HOLE WITH OPEN UP AND SWALLOW ALL OF YOUR DB'S. Edit: Recap: The master amp(BR OUT) is used for the positve speaker wires. The slave amp's (BR IN) positive speaker wires are used as the negative speaker wire. Hook both negative speaker wire to the other amp's negative speaker wires. Sidenote: When you strap amps, you cut the ohm load in half. A 2 ohm load would equal 1 ohm on each amp. Edited March 19, 2009 by banginAltima Quote If you build it, db's will come... NSPL World Record Holder Trunk 0-1800 watts---147.9 with 1722 clamped watts @ 40Hz(9-20-09). Competition Only Record Holder Trunk 0-500 watts---148.1 2006 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE Currently Rebuilding.... My 150db Plus Trunk Build I do box designs. [benH] 6:24 pm: clipping doesn't really hurt subs [benH] 6:24 pm: being an idiot is what blows subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1rtyfwe Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 does it matter what rca you use too br in and out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlee2 Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Good Post Quote 6 Sundown X 15s 2 Sundown NS1 V2s C Pillar 4th order Bagged Suburban on 24s http://youtube.com/tlee333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trugb27 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 This is for the Saz-1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 3500 and up as well as the Sae-1200. Lets start out by saying that these amps are mono block amps. This means they are internally bridged (paralleled). First lets take a look at the sub. Unless you trim the wire down two 8 gauge are not going to fit in one terminal (if you want to parallel the coils at the sub). So, what I do is parallel the coils at the box. This is a picture of the speaker wires inside the box. This is what it looks like on the outside. Since the coils are paralleled on the inside of the box with the bolts, all you have to do is send two positives and two negatives to the amp. You can even put a set of bolts per voice coil if you wanted too. If you need to series your subs you can do it like this, then send only one set of speaker wires to the amp. Now for the connections at the amp. Using all the amp connections here. This could be for multiple subs with the connections being made somewhere else or this is for using one sub with one coil going to one side and the other coil going to the other side. Now these pictures are used for a single connection to the amp. You can use either side. This is if you want some space between the positive and negative wires. Hope this helps some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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