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mathias
13-10-2005, 10:17 AM
this is how my system is wired i was wondering if this is rite ?
is there another way to wire it to get more out of it?i am looking to get another one of these amps but in the mean time i want to get as much as possible out of what i have.
this is the amp http://www.fusioncaraudio.com/products.php?action=view&product_id=83
another thing would i get alittle more power only running one sub off this amp untill i get another if so how would i wire that???

teK--
13-10-2005, 10:58 AM
A monoblock amp would not have 2 sets of terminals. Hook up both speakers in parallel (both +ive onto the +ive terminal of the amp, and both -ive onto the -ive terminal of the amp) to get the most out of this 1ohm stable amp.

M4DDOG
13-10-2005, 02:31 PM
I've seen a monoblock with 2 sets of terminals, yeh i was confused as well.

hurl_m
13-10-2005, 03:21 PM
Here's a picture of what teK is talking about :D

MitsiMonsta
13-10-2005, 07:37 PM
Are those voice coils 4 ohm or 2 ohm each.

If they are 4 ohm, then yes you have it right for a 1 ohm stable amp.

If they are 2 ohm, you are actually presenting a 0.5 ohm load to the amp.
If they were 2 ohm coils, you would wire the coils from one speaker in series to make it a normal 4 ohm load. you would do the same to the other speaker, wire both speakers in parallel to make a 2 ohm load.

But since you don't say the amp cuts out or goes into protection mode, then I would say you have right :thumbsup:

The only way to go now to make it louder is a bigger amp, or get a second amp, and run 1 amp per driver, and wire the voice coils in parallel for a 2 ohm load.

BTW, my JL 500.1 has two output terminals. It's just two paralleled branches of the output, so you don't have to splice wiring, which is dangerous voltage/current at these sort of levels.

*mitsimonsta sees how many times he can put 'parallel' into a post..... oh look, that's another one*