4 ohm subs wired wrong?

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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: 4 ohm subs wired wrong?

Posted By: jaydubbz1019
Subject: 4 ohm subs wired wrong?
Date Posted: August 20, 2008 at 12:08 AM

i hve 2 rockford fosgate dvc 4 ohm subs on a kenwood kac 929 amp and it says it can run 230 at 2 ohms i have he subs hooked up for 1 ohm load will this damage my subs or amp?

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: August 20, 2008 at 12:23 AM

If the amp is not one ohm stable, and/or has poor protection circuitry... Yes. I believe that amp is NOT one ohm stable, your ONLY option is 4 ohms.

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Posted By: jaydubbz1019
Date Posted: August 20, 2008 at 12:42 AM

i turned the gane down and it seems to be working fine. are you telling me that i shouldn't have it hooked up like this? will it blow something?

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jaydubbz1019

Posted By: jaydubbz1019
Date Posted: August 20, 2008 at 12:51 AM

i have the subs hooked up parallel/parallel at 1 ohm.

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jaydubbz1019

Posted By: 04nata
Date Posted: August 20, 2008 at 9:32 AM

is it a 2 channel amp or a mono amp, most 2 channel amps can be run at 2 ohms in stereo, but only the higher end ones can be bridged at 2 ohms mono.

Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: August 20, 2008 at 9:36 AM

having the amp hooked up at 1 ohm will eventually fry the amp...not sure how long..that depends on the user

Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 20, 2008 at 11:11 AM

jaydubbz1019 wrote:

i have the subs hooked up parallel/parallel at 1 ohm.

Which will kill your amp. You need to rewire for 4-ohms. Use the Subwoofer Wiring Options link on the left if you need guidance.

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