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Topic: dvc

Posted By: tagminion
Subject: dvc
Date Posted: May 13, 2007 at 7:52 PM

ok i got 2 Dvc 4 ohms xtants and when i wire them for a 4 ohm app they work fine but when i try wiring them for a one ohm load only one of the subs works and the other one keeps tripping the amp....i tried it by itself and it still didnt work...why would it work being set up for 4 ohms but not 1? the other one works fine im so lost if someone could help me out thanks

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Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: May 13, 2007 at 9:41 PM

What amp do you have???

meter the coils and check if they are anywhere near 4 ohms

Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: May 13, 2007 at 11:21 PM

Check to see if you have:

1. Exact same signal input to both subs.

2. Exact same resistance measurement across terminals of both subs.

I suspect you will find a lower resistance on that troublesome sub than the other one.

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: May 13, 2007 at 11:38 PM

tagminion wrote:

ok i got 2 Dvc 4 ohms xtants and when i wire them for a 4 ohm app they work fine but when i try wiring them for a one ohm load only one of the subs works and the other one keeps tripping the amp....i tried it by itself and it still didnt work...why would it work being set up for 4 ohms but not 1? the other one works fine im so lost if someone could help me out thanks

Probably because your amp cannot handle a one-ohm load. What amp?

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Posted By: tagminion
Date Posted: May 13, 2007 at 11:39 PM

im running a kicker zr240 i think thats what it is....says stable down to one ohm...it works fine for one of the subs but not the other like if i wire it by itself for 2 ohms it still wont work it only works at 4 ohms

Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: May 14, 2007 at 6:23 AM

That amp is only stable to one ohm stereo. not bridged. If you are attempting to run the 2 subs bridged it will cause serious damage to this amp

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Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: May 14, 2007 at 8:50 AM

Yep. You can't get full power from that amp with those subs. If you had 2 2ohm dvc subs you could (1ohm each channel). Your only option, for most power output, is to run it 2ohm stereo.

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