parallel wiring
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s13ragtopkid
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parallel wiring
this could b a dumb question, as i am rather confused on the issue. but could i wire my two subs into my 2ohm stable (bridged) 2 channel amp to get the max amount of power? if so, how could i do that. and if this makes no sense, dont laugh too hard.
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s13ragtopkid
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anyway, ill preempt your question and assume that your working with two 4 ohm single voice coil subs.
what your going to do is look on the amp for a switch for bridged mode.
if your amp doesnt have this, you may need a "Y" connector inorder to feed both channels of the amp the same signal
now, what your going to do is use a small piece of speaker wire to "bridge" the output channels.
like this-[+] left [-]====[+] right [-]
[==== is a jumper wire]
the wire connects the negative terminal of one channel and the positive terminal of the other channel. this places both outputs in series.
next, take the wires to the speakers. join the two positive wires from the subs together. join the negative wires together.
connect the two joined positive wires from the subs to the open positive terminal on the amp [left positive in my diagram]
connect the two joined negative wires to the open negative terminal [right negative in my diagram]
if your amp is not 2 ohm stable in bridged mode, you will blow up the amplifier.
what your going to do is look on the amp for a switch for bridged mode.
if your amp doesnt have this, you may need a "Y" connector inorder to feed both channels of the amp the same signal
now, what your going to do is use a small piece of speaker wire to "bridge" the output channels.
like this-[+] left [-]====[+] right [-]
[==== is a jumper wire]
the wire connects the negative terminal of one channel and the positive terminal of the other channel. this places both outputs in series.
next, take the wires to the speakers. join the two positive wires from the subs together. join the negative wires together.
connect the two joined positive wires from the subs to the open positive terminal on the amp [left positive in my diagram]
connect the two joined negative wires to the open negative terminal [right negative in my diagram]
if your amp is not 2 ohm stable in bridged mode, you will blow up the amplifier.
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IvoryJ30t wrote:anyway, ill preempt your question and assume that your working with two 4 ohm single voice coil subs.
what your going to do is look on the amp for a switch for bridged mode.
if your amp doesnt have this, you may need a "Y" connector inorder to feed both channels of the amp the same signal
now, what your going to do is use a small piece of speaker wire to "bridge" the output channels.
like this-[+] left [-]====[+] right [-]
[==== is a jumper wire]
the wire connects the negative terminal of one channel and the positive terminal of the other channel. this places both outputs in series.
next, take the wires to the speakers. join the two positive wires from the subs together. join the negative wires together.
connect the two joined positive wires from the subs to the open positive terminal on the amp [left positive in my diagram]
connect the two joined negative wires to the open negative terminal [right negative in my diagram]
if your amp is not 2 ohm stable in bridged mode, you will blow up the amplifier.
i thought parallel was + to + and - to - not + to -
when you bridge an amp, you quadruple the power output.
by placing the two channels in series, you double the voltage that the amp is putting out. if you double the voltage through the same load, the current also doubles.
power= voltage x current
so 2current x 2voltage = 4watts
also, watts = current^2 x resistance
by placing the two channels in series, you double the voltage that the amp is putting out. if you double the voltage through the same load, the current also doubles.
power= voltage x current
so 2current x 2voltage = 4watts
also, watts = current^2 x resistance