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Wiring question for us amps

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Printed Date: May 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM


Topic: Wiring question for us amps

Posted By: cdub74
Subject: Wiring question for us amps
Date Posted: June 30, 2005 at 7:30 PM

I have a usamps 400X (two channel) and two 12.2 Orion H2 (2 ohm DVC). The amp reads 2 ohm stable and 1500watts but the positive/ negative are not marked for the speaker terminals. I assume the + is on the left since thats the way it is on my other us amp. How should I wire these for a 2 ohm load?



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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: June 30, 2005 at 7:57 PM

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See https://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp

The amp is two ohm stable per channel and thus stable at no lower than four ohms with the channels bridged.  Your DVC 2 ohm subs will not combine to 4 ohms, so you'll have to go to 8 ohms.  I would think the positive terminal is in the same location as your other US Amp.

A better pairing of subs on a two channel amp is to use DVC 4 ohm speakers.  Better, at least, for the fact that the amp would then be outputting power at it's maximum.



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