Can I hook up only 1 voice coil from a dual voice coil sub?

[45js45 10+ year member]

Will doing this hurt anything?

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[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Why?

 

[Fiendstolemyamp 10+ year member]

It won't hurt anything but realize the power handling is halved.

 

[05trailblazer 10+ year member]

did that once coils are messed up now

 

[45js45 10+ year member]

The sub is a sa12 dual 4.....i can only use 1 channe of a 4 ohm stable amp?

 

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It will only be getting 125 watts.

 

[BlactimusCrime 10+ year member]

id just run it at 8ohms until ya get a dif amp

 

[Fiendstolemyamp 10+ year member]

As long as you send it clean (unclipped) power it is perfectly fine. But I'd still get a proper amp for it & run both.

 

[n8skow 10+ year member]

Not only is power halved, but it throws off all the T/S parameters as well.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Not only is power halved, but it throws off all the T/S parameters as well.

T/S aren't meant to be taken too literally anyways seeing as how they are measured using like 1w of power

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

I say no, could damage your sub

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Sub won't perform properly and power handling is halved. It's half *** but you can limp by with it short term until you make arrangements to do it right.

 

[dipitydoo 10+ year member]

its not bad for the sub, per se, but it will half your sub's power handling, as other's have stated. also, the Qts of the driver will change, resulting in a peakier response near the driver's resonant frequency. you can short the other coil to counteract that peakiness. honestly, though, with the exception of some specialized applications, there's no good reason to drive only one voice coil. you're essentially limiting the sub's performance capabilities by half.