Wiring at 1 ohm?
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Bronze Member Username: Rollout4877Kent, Ohio USA Post Number: 37 Registered: Apr-06 | can anyone show me a diagram to wire both my subs to 1 ohm? i have 2 kicker 12 inch 2 ohm dvc l7's my amps specs are 2/1 Channel High Current Amplifier Peak Power : 3000 Watts RMS Power at 4 ohm: 350W x 2 RMS Power at 2 ohm: 700W x 2 RMS Power at 1 ohm: 1000W x 2 1/2 ohm Stable stereo power: 1500W x 2 Frequency respons: 9Hz to 50kHz Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >105 dB Channel Separation: >90 dB Low Pass Crossover: 50Hz - 100Hz High Pass Crossover: 120Hz - 720Hz Bass Boost: 0-+18dB Bass Boost Frequency: 50Hz - 100Hz High Current Operation Remote Level Control VU Meters (Power Level) Cooling Fans RCA Line Output for System Building Gain Control Power and Protection LEDs MOSFET Power Supply Input Voltage Switch: 100mV-2V/2V-8V right now i have them wired at 2 ohm and i wanna get them at 1 ohm. my box is chambered so i cant wire in series. |
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Silver Member Username: ShmanGrandville, Michigan United States Post Number: 143 Registered: Mar-06 | wire each sub in parallel going to its own channel... |
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Bronze Member Username: Rollout4877Kent, Ohio USA Post Number: 38 Registered: Apr-06 | im not that good at wiring if i see a diagram i could do it |
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Gold Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 2002 Registered: Sep-05 | go to www.the12volt.com and look under woffer wiring, use just 1 sub dual 2ohm voice coil configuration, but if all else fails, wire = to = and neg to neg then wire the + and neg to terminal inside box and then run the wire from one channel to one speaker, do the same for other side. |
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Silver Member Username: GoatinOhio U.S.A Post Number: 995 Registered: Jan-06 | Wire both subs like this then plug them in to each channel for a 1 ohm load.  |
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Bronze Member Username: Rollout4877Kent, Ohio USA Post Number: 39 Registered: Apr-06 | ok i got it wired like that now how rave'n showed. i left the wiring from the terminals goin to the amp the same. was i supposed to? its still using both channels. postive from sub going to the terminal and negative from sub going to the terminal and pos and neg going to channel 1, same with the other sub but its going to channel 2. was i supposed to do it a different way? because it sounds about the same when i had it wired to 2 ohms |
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Silver Member Username: Van_manBoston, MA Post Number: 179 Registered: Mar-06 | Check this out all your needs here.. For real.. http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html?subs =2&impedance=DVC2x2 |
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Silver Member Username: Van_manBoston, MA Post Number: 180 Registered: Mar-06 | no ones telling you how to wire it for 1 Ohm cause it cant be done... |
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Silver Member Username: Van_manBoston, MA Post Number: 181 Registered: Mar-06 | wire em for the .5 ohm and they both will be getting the full 750wrms, Providing that amp puts out 1500wrms at .5 ohms. |
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Silver Member Username: Van_manBoston, MA Post Number: 183 Registered: Mar-06 | Also, Just use one channel bridged. The should be some indicator of a matching + from one channel and - from the other.  |
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