Ohm Load

[sayhuh?]

It would be really nice if, just for once, somebody used the proper term... IMPEDANCE!!!

I'm sure you help him more than anyone. Heck you helped me too. Thx.

BTW isn't Impedance express in ohms? (serious question)

[Boon]

BTW isn't Impedance express in ohms? (serious question)

Yes. But impedance is strictly for AC current. Resistance (in DC) is arguably impedance with a 0 degree phase angle, or so wiki tells me

[Eric B]

Yes. But impedance is strictly for AC current. Resistance (in DC) is arguably impedance with a 0 degree phase angle, or so wiki tells me

and impedance rise is a bitch

[oldschool]

here is what you do connect a wire from 1 + to a - on the subs then take the remaining +s and connect them to the amp and the remaining -s and connect them to the amp you can use all 4 outputs because they are parallel on the inside of the amps and are you using both coils on the sub.because it sounds like you are using only 1 set of coils in parallel for a .5 ohm load and that would kill that amp.always use both coils on a dvc sub

Edited June 9, 2009 by oldschool

[Team_DC-Derrick]

there ya go man

[deeje]

See i had it set like that but there in 2 separate sealed boxes so i tried to cheat and rather then connect the 2 subs positives and negatives together i ran both subs to separate outputs. There 12" Fi SSd's 1 ohm and my receiver has 3 volts for the pre amp

[oldschool]

if you used all 4 voice coils in parallel on that amp that poor amp was seeing a nominal load of .25 and that why it was going byby you need to wire each speaker in series then run each speaker to the amp.

Edited June 9, 2009 by oldschool

[95_1500]

See i had it set like that but there in 2 separate sealed boxes so i tried to cheat and rather then connect the 2 subs positives and negatives together i ran both subs to separate outputs. There 12" Fi SSd's 1 ohm and my receiver has 3 volts for the pre amp

Wire it like its shown above for each individual speaker (one coil + to the second coil -) but since you have 2 separate boxes what you're talking about is fine.. Using both outputs one for each speaker at 2 ohms and your amp will see a 1ohm load.

[deeje]

the speakers are 1 ohm though

[Boon]

the speakers are 1 ohm though

They're DUAL 1 ohm. Wire the voice coils in series, then the subs are 2 ohms each.