advice on a TYPE-R???

[Hurst421 10+ year member]

I have an amp that is 2ohm stable and alpine 2 type-r's tha are 2 ohm dvc each. Do i need o wire them any special way so they are 2 ohm when used.... or just wire them regular???

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[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

http://www.cbrstereo.com/dual_voice_coil_wiring_tutorial.htm

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

wire them both in series and you can get a 2-ohm load.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

I guess you didnt read my post. You have to wire them in series to acheive a 2-ohm load. If you wire them in parallel you will get a .5 ohm load. You're bridging the amp right?

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

You should have said that in the first place. I thought you were saying wire each sub in parallel. That would mean that each sub is running at 1-ohm.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

No, i mean wire each sub in parallel, then in parallel to the amp. That would produce a .5 ohm load to the amp.

 

[F.A.M. 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Hurst421 I have an amp that is 2ohm stable and alpine 2 type-r's tha are 2 ohm dvc each. Do i need o wire them any special way so they are 2 ohm when used.... or just wire them regular???

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You say that your amp is 2 ohms stable, but what type of amp are you talking about?

Most mono amps are 2 ohms stable, and if that is what you have, then you can wire them up either series-parallel, or you can wire them up parallel-series. Both will give you a 2 ohms load.

If your amp is a 2 channel amp, then they are usually only 2 ohms stable when ran in stereo. In this case, you are out of luck, cause you can only run each of your subs at 1 or 4 ohms.

Most 2 channel amps are not stable when bridge at 2 ohms. If however, yours is, then again, you can run it either way that I had mentioned aboved.

Come on people, start giving us more info when you need help, we aren't mind readers!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/banghead.gif.8606515f668c74f6de0281deb475b6fd.gif