NEED HElP Noob Question

[hoodkid 10+ year member]

Ok, Im using 1 Dvc 4 ohm speakers and i have a Rockford Fosgate 500a2 amp, and it shuts off when i bridge it with 2-channels so, what would happen if i just hooked one side of my speaker into the amp, giving it a 4 ohm load? Is it possible to hook 1 side voice coil of a dvc subwoofer?

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[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Is it possible? Yes. I would not reccomend doing it, however. It will cut all the Ts parameters in half.

 

[hoodkid 10+ year member]

with the t/s paremeters cut in half what results?

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

with the t/s paremeters cut in half what results?

For one thing, it will handle 1/2 of its rated RMS power; also, the enclosure size should be half as large, etc... If ran correctly, it will perform normally, but it is just stupid to run it that way. You could just as easily wire both voice coils to an 8 ohm load, and have the same output with a safer scenario.

 

[hoodkid 10+ year member]

how would you wire 1 dvc 4-ohm sub into a 4 ohm load?

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

You don't. You need a dual 2ohm sub or 2 dual 4ohm to get a 4 ohm load.

 

[Bake 10+ year member]

You could run each channel of the amp to a voice coil. 4ohms on each channel.