How can you tell your going to blow the amp
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Bronze Member Username: CuriousPost Number: 14 Registered: Dec-05 | Ok guys i think this will help all of us noob's How can you tell if the subs you have are going to fry your amp. Ex. I have a Kenwood KAC-9102d amplifier will two 12 inch alpine type r's kill this amp the subs say 1000 rms (combined and a max 3000 rms combined. what do you think the say four ohms to what ever that means  |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Wilton, Ct Post Number: 4783 Registered: Dec-04 | if your type r's are dual 4 ohm subs and you wire them parelell-parellell to 1 ohm and drove it hard chances are you would fry that amp. |
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Nate So Unregistered guest | ya that kenwood would fry... |
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Gold Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 1307 Registered: Sep-05 | that amp shows 2ohm stable only, so if it is ran at 1 ohm, then you prob will be looking for a new amp soon..... you need 1ohm stable amp or dual 2ohm subs. |
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Bronze Member Username: CuriousPost Number: 20 Registered: Dec-05 | Ty when say dual 20hm subs which type r's should i get the 1242D type r's which are dual four ohm subs or the SWR-1222D which are dual 2ohms and since i want two of them and have a two channel amp how is that going to work won't i just hook - from sub to - on amp and + from sub to + on amp and then repeat for the second sub wont that be safe for amp and subs This is really given me a headache Thanks |
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Gold Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 1318 Registered: Sep-05 | you need the 1222, they need to be ran to 4ohm each then back down to 2, see www.the12volt.com and find woofer wiring. |
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Bronze Member Username: CuriousPost Number: 21 Registered: Dec-05 | so i wire each sub to 4 ohms individually then hook it up to its own channel thanks |
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Gold Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 1323 Registered: Sep-05 | that is a mono amp, you need to run each sub up to 4ohms, then back down to 2ohms series/parralel |
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Bronze Member Username: CuriousPost Number: 22 Registered: Dec-05 | Ok that web site you gave me the 12volt.com showed me to options parralel and showed me series i take it i go with the series right the subs end up with four ohms going out to each channel. |
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Gold Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 1326 Registered: Sep-05 | no, your going to use both, use option 1/series/parralel diagram=2ohm load. |
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Bronze Member Username: CuriousPost Number: 23 Registered: Dec-05 | ok so when i use this option that means that i am going to have one channel open and one in use because on my amp i have two positives and two negatives and it doesn't tell me that i can bridge any thing. sorry if im being a pain but i am not trying to mess any thing else up |
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Gold Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 1331 Registered: Sep-05 | it is only 1 channel, the other terminal allows you to hook 2 speakers and it internally bridges the amp. A mono block means just that 1 channel. |
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