dumb ohm question

[85_blazer 10+ year member]

alright i c every one talkin about runing amps at 4 2 1 or .5 ohms but i was wondering if it is okay to run them at odd numbers to...

example say i have three duel 2 subs and ran them in parrel to make 1.33 ohms would that ba alright if the amp is one ohm stable

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[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

Yes, it'll be perfectly fine

 

[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

alright i c every one talkin about runing amps at 4 2 1 or .5 ohms but i was wondering if it is okay to run them at odd numbers to...
example say i have three duel 2 subs and ran them in parrel to make 1.33 ohms would that ba alright if the amp is one ohm stable

Sure why not. The amp will run fine until you wire it below the lowest impedance load it can handle.

 

[LoggedOut 10+ year member]

alright i c every one talkin about runing amps at 4 2 1 or .5 ohms but i was wondering if it is okay to run them at odd numbers to...
example say i have three duel 2 subs and ran them in parrel to make 1.33 ohms would that b alright if the amp is one ohm stable

sure. if its 1ohm stable, just dont wire to any final impedance below 1 ohm.

 

[LoggedOut 10+ year member]

oh, he beat me.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

alright i c every one talkin about runing amps at 4 2 1 or .5 ohms but i was wondering if it is okay to run them at odd numbers to...
example say i have three duel 2 subs and ran them in parrel to make 1.33 ohms would that ba alright if the amp is one ohm stable

Keep in mind that impedance is not a constant, static figure. Impedance will fluctuate with frequency (it could go as high as 30ohm or more at resonance), enclosure type/size, heat, etc.

When people say they are running their amp at "1ohm"......That may be the rated nominal impedance of the driver, but the amp is rarely seeing an actual "1ohm".

 

[Engine_hp 10+ year member]

it will be fine runing it at 1.3 ohm... IF ur am could handle it

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

If your amp is 1 ohm stable you can run it at 1 ohm and anything above, whether its 1 ohm, 1.3 ohms, 4 ohm, or 100000 ohms.