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xs154 
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Posted: September 15, 2002 at 3:30 PM / IP Logged  

I have a kicker zr 240 that fried after 30 min of bumpin my system..I'm gettin the amp back this wednesday and i dont want to fry it again heh...the specs say it can go down to 1 ohm stereo and 2 ohms mono.. how can I wire it so i get peak power out the amp with out frying it..i have two pg 15's running to it....also i have a sealed box for the subs ..facing the back of my car (96 accord) ..would ported be louder?

any info would help

thanks

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Posted: September 15, 2002 at 4:50 PM / IP Logged  

Are the 15's 4 ohm SVC or DVC ? If they are 4 ohm SVC wire them in parallel and if not and they are DVC wire them in series for a 4 ohms load.

Here is a DVC configuration with (2) 4 ohm subwoofers: This will give your amp a 4 ohm load

Kicker amp fried at 2 ohms bridged -- posted image.

Here is a SVC configuration with (2) 4 ohm subwoofers: This will get you a 2 ohm load on your amplifier

Kicker amp fried at 2 ohms bridged -- posted image.

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What kind of subs do you mean by pg?

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He means Phoenix Gold.

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If you don't want to fry it, make sure your gain isn't too high. over 65%. Your ground wire should be fairly large just to be safe. I would go with 10 or 8 awg. and make sure your amp has enough room to breath. Or even better, get a pro to set the specs on the amp.
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thanks for the tips..I have started redoing a few things already

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