amplifier connection help

[rosrock 10+ year member]

I currently have my dual 2 ohm sub paralleled to 1 ohm for My directed 1500d. The amp has 2 sets of positives and negatives. So i have a positive going to one terminal and a negative going to the other terminal(using both). I just looked on the directed site for the amp and it says to just use 1 terminal(+ and - to just 1 terminal). I thought you were supposed to use both terminals when bridging. Should I just use the 1 terminal or what?

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[kr15 5,000+ posts]

mono amps are internally bridged

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

so... whats that mean? should i keep using both terminals or just 1?

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

it means that the channels are already "bridged" so to speak...if your sub is wired at 1ohm, and you use either sets of terminals, it will create a 1ohm load on the amp.

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

o ok, thx

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

When you "bridge" an amp is when you combine two amplifier channels into one to make more power, a mono amplifier has only one channel so it can't be bridged, nor does it have the need to.

A lot of sub monoblock sub amps have more than one set of speaker connections, but that is purely for ease of installation.

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

When you "bridge" an amp is when you combine two amplifier channels into one to make more power, a mono amplifier has only one channel so it can't be bridged, nor does it have the need to.
A lot of sub monoblock sub amps have more than one set of speaker connections, but that is purely for ease of installation.

well put

 

[The HACKER 10+ year member]

Take the positive power wire and run it into the positive speaker wire duuuuuuh. Haha no jk ^^^This^^^

 

[rosrock 10+ year member]

and again ill ask, should i use 1 terminal or a negatie and positie from both?

 

[The HACKER 10+ year member]

and again ill ask, should i use 1 terminal or a negatie and positie from both?

either or its the same shit.