How do you Strap two IA 40.1's together

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

so you set both amps the same right?

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

dont matter, i dialed mine dwn, and turned them while playing and it made no difference.

the slave amp that is

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

so you set both amps the same right?

no, all settings are controlled through the master amp. the gain knob is passive to the gain set on the amp. the knob only goes as high as the gain setting on the amp.

You don't have a manual?

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

3) I am looking at the manual but still can't figure out how to strap the amps. - 3/13/07

This seems to be a common problem so it's not just you. I hooked up the wiring on a pair and snapped some actual photos to help you out:

The master amplifier gets the input from the head-unit and a mono RCA from "BR Out" connected.

The slave amplifier ONLY gets "BR In" connected from the master.

ALL controls are handled on the master, setting anything on the slave is not necessary.

This picture should be pretty self explanatory.

* The slave takes the "-" connection(s)

* The master takes the "+" connection(s)

* The "-" terminals of the amps are hooked together.

You don't need to use both sets of "+" on the amps. They are there for flexibility. While you should always connect both "-" terminals on the amps together using large wire as general procedure it is not absolutely necessary to use both sets of "+" terminals. They are connected together internally in parallel.

When strapped the MASTER controls ALL functions of both amps.

There's the post from SSA, very helpful.

*I am not taking credit for this information, full credit of the post goes to Jacob. I simply copied it from the link posted above since you said it wasn't working for you.*