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Bronze Member Username: Graeme_kSomerville, Victoria Australia Post Number: 23 Registered: Jul-04 | If an amp is bridged, it see's twice the load To simplify if a bridged amp is connected to a 4ohm sub' the amp would see a 2ohm load, is this right ? or have I got it @rse about. thanks GK |
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Silver Member Username: MattlBolingbrook, Illinois USA Post Number: 276 Registered: Jun-04 | A 4-ohm speaker is never a 2-ohm load; it's merely equivalent power (200@4 = 400@2, assuming 100% efficiency). This is commonly stated because an amp should be 2-ohm stable (x2) in order to handle the bridged 4-ohm load. -Matt |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 4166 Registered: Dec-03 | a bridged amp "sees" half the actual load. if the amp is 2 ohm stable in stereo, it will be 4 ohm stable when bridged. this is due to inverting one of the channels to use the combined power of both channels for one load. |
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Bronze Member Username: Graeme_kSomerville, Victoria Australia Post Number: 24 Registered: Jul-04 | Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet ! Now I got it. Thanks Guys |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 4190 Registered: Dec-03 | more data on amplifier bridging explained: http://www.bcae1.com/bridging.htm |
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New member Username: FmxmatrixGarland, Texas U.s. Post Number: 2 Registered: Jul-04 | I have a 2channel amp and i want to brigde it to my sub, how would i bridge it, i've been trying to figure it out? and i was wanting to know also if i should leave one channel to the sub and use the other for 2 6x9s or use both channels for the sub and hook the 6x9s up to the head unit. please help me!! |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 4314 Registered: Dec-03 | RTFM |