does my amp work with my two 12s? i dont think so.. help plz

[johnnyblaz3 10+ year member]

is it dual 2 or dual 4. God I cant even start to imagine how you had these things wired up before

what is a dual 2 or dual 4?? i always have them bridged.. heard they are better like that

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

ok listen.......take everything you know and throw it out of the window. the impedance the sub are wired to and the impedance the amp sees(which are the same things) has nothing to do with being better. Generally you want to go as low as your amp is stable to in order to get maximum watts

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

if it is dual2 it can be wired to 1 or 4 ohms

if it is dual 4 it can be wired to 2 or 8 ohms

Your amp is 2 ohm stable and in order to achieve maximum performance you want to wire your sub to 2 ohms but you need to know if you have a d2 or d4 first off

Your amplifier can run at any ohm load as long as it is equal to or greater than 2 ohms. If it is less (say 1 ohm) your amp will overheat and probably go into protect or possibly blow

 

[johnnyblaz3 10+ year member]

k i need to get a few things straight.. what is a ohm 1.2.3.4? is it the - + - + ? where you connect the wires to on the amplifier? and is it a d2 or d4 for the amp or the sub?

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

d2 and d4 refer to the sub woofer. Ohm is the resistance of the voice coil and is usualy either single 1 2 or 4...or dual 1 2 or 4. Dual means that there are 2 voice coils that can be wired together in either series or parallel(which is why i said a d2 can be wired to either 1 or 4 ohms) O and I just checked and your amp is only stable at 4 ohms when you bridge two of the channels so make sure you dont wire it below 4 ohms or it may overheat

 

[johnnyblaz3 10+ year member]

doesnt say on box for some reason.. http://www.crutchfieldcanada.com/Kicker_Comp_VT_07CVT122_12_2_Ohm_Voice_Coil_Thin_p/2067c12vt2.htm

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

and yes the -- + -- + would be called dual voice coils. You need to find out if it is dual 2 or dual 4 ohm

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

ok------your amp is 4 ohm stable when bridged

Your subs need to be wired to 4 ohm to match what the amp can handle

 

[johnnyblaz3 10+ year member]

on link says no dual voice coils and doesnt say anything about dual2 or dual4

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

b/c amps do not have voice coils.....subwoofers do

 

[johnnyblaz3 10+ year member]

so at 4 ohm its bridged right?

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

you need to fin out if your sub is dual 2 or dual 4 ........not your amp(your amp is 4 ohm stable when bridged and this will never change)

 

[johnnyblaz3 10+ year member]

http://www.crutchfieldcanada.com/Kicker_Comp_VT_07CVT122_12_2_Ohm_Voice_Coil_Thin_p/2067c12vt2.htm yeah check it out it says no dual voice coil.. looked on the box to and manual..doesnt say anything about it.. maybe this sub is neiter one?

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

so at 4 ohm its bridged right?

not necessarily....you could run all 4 channels at 4 ohm or 2 ohms....but when you bridge 2 channels your option to run the amp at 2 ohm is no longer available because it will overheat meaning you must run it at 4 ohms when you bridge 2 channels

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

http://www.crutchfieldcanada.com/Kicker_Comp_VT_07CVT122_12_2_Ohm_Voice_Coil_Thin_p/2067c12vt2.htm yeah check it out it says no dual voice coil.. looked on the box to and manual..doesnt say anything about it.. maybe this sub is neiter one?

do you have the slim version of the cvt? And this subwoofer is a single 2 ohm subwoofer. You said your subwoofer had dual voice coils(4 terminals 2 per voice coil)