need someone that knows ohms

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Topic: need someone that knows ohms

Posted By: pitdawg47
Subject: need someone that knows ohms
Date Posted: July 06, 2010 at 6:14 PM

Hey guys.. THis is for someone that knows there ohms..

I have 2 pioneer pros 3000s 4ohm and a hifonics collosasal 3200 watts rms amp..

If i hook one sub on left channel + voice coil to + voice coil and - coil to - coil all on one subs... And then the other sub hooked up same way on other right channel... What ohm am i running?

should i hook them up this way or should i hook them up to runn in series??? please answer my 1st ? 1st before answerin this ? thanks

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Posted By: leprechaun1874
Date Posted: July 06, 2010 at 7:15 PM

assuming that they are dual voice coils you would have a 2 ohm load at each channel of your amp.

https://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchfield.com/ca/learningcenter/car/subwoofer_wiring/2DVC_4-ohm_2ch.jpg

Posted By: pitdawg47
Date Posted: July 06, 2010 at 7:20 PM

Ok .. sweet ... Now should i hook these pionner champ pros (1000 rms each) this way .. or should i hook them up in teh seires for 4 ohm?

Posted By: leprechaun1874
Date Posted: July 06, 2010 at 7:25 PM

If your amp is 2 ohm stable hook them up like you have it. if not you will have to hook them up different.

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 06, 2010 at 8:23 PM

2Ohm stereo is the same identical electrical load as a 4Ohm mono load.

Posted By: pitdawg47
Date Posted: July 07, 2010 at 12:03 AM

i am an idiot wrote:

2Ohm stereo is the same identical electrical load as a 4Ohm mono load.

https://www.online/CarAudio/p_18561_Hifonics_XXV_Colossus.aspx Look At this amp.. Why everytime i barley get teh bass going i see green or orange clip light

THis amps got a built in led clip sensor

Green means preclip (always see barely turned up on any subs)

orange means soft cliped (once subs are play at a nice note See green light turn to orange)

Red means hard clip (dont never really see)

These led blinkings are really bugging me whats going on !! I mean it just gets going and blinking clip lights all over.. Ive messed with all teh setting (TRUST ME) no matter what if teh bass comes the cliping leds come ! HELPPPPP

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 07, 2010 at 6:16 AM

The green light is there to show you that you are getting input signal to the amp, it is changing to orange to let you know that the input signal is above the level required to light the green one. They are used as troubleshooting tools, if you do not like them changing colors, you will have to mask them with something. As long as you are not seeing red, all is good.

Posted By: pitdawg47
Date Posted: July 07, 2010 at 11:15 AM

Really so nothings messing up...(WOuld of always seemed perfect to me if the leds wasnt blinking.)

Are you should its ok to see orange and green?