Sub Wiring

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Printed Date: May 03, 2024 at 5:40 PM

Topic: Sub Wiring

Posted By: cirrusly_fast
Subject: Sub Wiring
Date Posted: December 11, 2005 at 8:53 PM

ok, I have 2 audiobahn AW1208T's. Dual Lug Dual 2 Ohm subs for use in 1 ohm or 4 ohm. Will putting them in series-parallel on a 2 ohm load mess them up, or my amp for that matter?

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Cuz I'm Kewl Like That.
System: 1-12" Orion H2, Crossfire VR2000D,Odyssey C2150 battery

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Posted By: fingaz22
Date Posted: December 11, 2005 at 8:56 PM

no

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JUST ONE MORE AMP!!!
hu,alpine cva 1005/dva 5205
sound processor,symmetry(first one).
sub amp,power 1000 the terminator.(1992).
subs,spl comp dual 1 ohms.
punch 150hd on a 10" ev.
alotofhighs

Posted By: cirrusly_fast
Date Posted: December 11, 2005 at 9:01 PM

you know fingaz22, you are probably one of the fastest post responders I've ever seen.

BTW, the reason I ask is because when I called to check on my crossfire amp that I sent it for warrenty, they told me that I had blown the exact same transistors or whatever, as the previous time and they are trying to think of what could possibly blown exact ones again.

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Cuz I'm Kewl Like That.
System: 1-12" Orion H2, Crossfire VR2000D,Odyssey C2150 battery

Posted By: fingaz22
Date Posted: December 11, 2005 at 9:04 PM

that amp should be 2 ohm stable in bridge mode. or is it? just keep it cool.

is this how you had it hooked up and fried it?

yea call me 6 shooter. ha ha

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JUST ONE MORE AMP!!!
hu,alpine cva 1005/dva 5205
sound processor,symmetry(first one).
sub amp,power 1000 the terminator.(1992).
subs,spl comp dual 1 ohms.
punch 150hd on a 10" ev.
alotofhighs

Posted By: cirrusly_fast
Date Posted: December 11, 2005 at 9:09 PM

yes, my crossfire amp is 2 ohm stable. no, i believe I had some series series or something that made the amp shoot flames. I sent it back got it fixed, noticed a whining sound, sent it back, went to afghanistan for 4 months came back installed and still heard the noise. so now I'm getting it completely replaced. I just want to make sure I don't cause the same problems.

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Cuz I'm Kewl Like That.
System: 1-12" Orion H2, Crossfire VR2000D,Odyssey C2150 battery

Posted By: fingaz22
Date Posted: December 11, 2005 at 9:13 PM

yea if you series-parrelle at a 2 ohm load and keep it cool you should not have a problem. double check the impedence at the wires that go to the amp with a dom.

Posted By: cirrusly_fast
Date Posted: December 11, 2005 at 9:17 PM

dom? uh, ok.

the speaker wire is either 12 or 16 awg.

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Cuz I'm Kewl Like That.
System: 1-12" Orion H2, Crossfire VR2000D,Odyssey C2150 battery

Posted By: fingaz22
Date Posted: December 11, 2005 at 9:41 PM

it's a multi meter set on ohms you probe the wires that come from the speakers after they are wired up.instead of hooking them to the amp hook them to the meter. and check the reading it should be 2 .00 or 2.0 or very close in either direction.

and i think he was reffering o the gauge wire you ran for power and ground and are they the same meanong ground wire and how long is the ground wire? from chassis to amp.

Posted By: cirrusly_fast
Date Posted: December 12, 2005 at 8:33 AM

well that amp has two power inputs, two negative inputs, and 2 accessory inputs. so I have 1/0 awg for pos and neg each split into 2 4awg wires for both pos and neg.

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Cuz I'm Kewl Like That.
System: 1-12" Orion H2, Crossfire VR2000D,Odyssey C2150 battery