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davidh_r

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Posted: February 10, 2006 at 6:50 PM / IP Logged

Can i run 2 kicker kx500.2 amps to a 02' kicker L7 10" 2ohm dvc? I havent seen a setup with 2 amps on one dvc, so im wondering if there is some reason why i shouldnt do this. I have this equipment already and id REALLY like to try and get this setup to work.

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geepherder

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Posted: February 10, 2006 at 7:22 PM / IP Logged

Just bridge one of the amps and wire the voice coils in parallel. If you try to bridge both amps and hook them up, you'll be running them at 2 ohms mono, which is probably too low an impedance for those amps. Most stereo amps are only stable down to 4 ohms mono.

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davidh_r

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Posted: February 10, 2006 at 9:54 PM / IP Logged

Heres the manual for my amp http://www.kicker.com/06/tech-support/manuals/manuals/02KX300_400_500_800_2AmpManual.pdf it mentions 4 ohm mono and 2 ohm stereo, take a look

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geepherder

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Posted: February 10, 2006 at 10:36 PM / IP Logged

That's exactly my point- 4 ohms mono or 2 ohms stereo, not 2 ohms mono.

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davidh_r

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Posted: February 11, 2006 at 9:49 AM / IP Logged

Would it just not work if i wired it that way or would it damage the amp?

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boardinbum

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Posted: February 11, 2006 at 1:03 PM / IP Logged

The amp would probably go into protection mode and just not work. Wiring it for 2 ohms mono is wiring each channel for 1 ohm. And I'm pretty sure your amp isn't stable to 1 ohm stereo.

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geepherder

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Posted: February 11, 2006 at 7:43 PM / IP Logged

The amp is not designed to run at that load, as you posted it states in the manual.

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