2 amps, one sub help!

[SPLuser]

alright heres the deal, i've got two 1600 watt SPL audio amps running into one 15" SPL sub. now today was the first day i actually tried to put on the 2nd amp. for a while i've been running just one amp on the sub because of a lack of time to put on the 2nd one. when i had everything hooked up and ready to go, i turned it on and it would keep going back into protection. every once in a while it will hit but most of the time it's in protection. oh yeah i also have a 5 farad cap. What could be the cause of this? please help me.

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[nissanrider06 10+ year member]

do you have the ohms right?

 

[SPLuser]

everythings running at 2 ohms

 

[Bake 10+ year member]

So that is a dual 2ohm voice coil sub?

 

[HowLowd 10+ year member]

does the amp support master slave configuration? Are the amps strapped? if not have you 100% ensured that each amp is putting out the same wattage? Or did you just decide to throw two amps on randomly?

 

[gHOstFaCe 10+ year member]

do you have any pics of how you wired it?

 

[Shyne151 10+ year member]

So you have each amp on a voicecoil or what?

Your post was very vague, how do you expect us to help you?

 

[SPLuser]

sorry guys, shyne151 was right i was very vague. both amps are exactly the same model. both positive speaker wire go into the same terminal on the sub, then i have a seperate wire going to the opposite positive terminal, this is the same way with the negatives. the amps are 2 ohm stable but i cannot figure out whats going on. i was told that it was a bad ground but under the seat belts has worked great for me over the years.

 

[SPLuser]

wow, i'm an idiot. please disregaurd my post, i feel completely retarded for not remembering that my sub is dual 1 ohm not 2. thanks for the help