how safe is it to run and amp on each VC

[myvanpounds 10+ year member]

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[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

as long as they are the same amp and u match the output of each ( using a dmm and setting the gains ) your fine

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Provided you set everything properly, there's nothing inherently unsafe about it.

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

what if one amp gain is 40.5volts and the other amp is 40.7volts and that the best you could do??

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

That's fine.

Having them set differently won't really damage anything to begin with. Having them set drastically different simply wouldn't provide optimum performance.

But a variance of .2V isn't going to create any noticeable differences.

 

[myvanpounds 10+ year member]

That's fine.
Having them set differently won't really damage anything to begin with. Having them set drastically different simply wouldn't provide optimum performance.

But a variance of .2V isn't going to create any noticeable differences.

I'm not likeing the smell of voice coil from the xxx

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

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then turn the volume down.

 

[J B M 10+ year member]

you heard me

Nothing wrong with it. I run a strapped pair per coil.

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

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then turn the volume down.

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

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then turn the volume down.

I would have thought that to be the obvious answer......

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

dude this is CA.com - where common sense has become extinct!

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

lolmonds

 

[Brian Owens 10+ year member]

Having them set differently won't really damage anything to begin with. Having them set drastically different simply wouldn't provide optimum performance.

Thank you! Everone thinks the amps have to be set exactly the same. They don't!!!!!

I have seen a few passive crossover designs that use a DVC driver so they can XO each coil differently and adjust the power to each coil to shape the bottom end while allowing a smooth slope into the mid bass.

Another little article to read:

http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/TechPapers/DualVoiceCoilDrivers.pdf

Brian