Resistor...answer my question! lol

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

My icon is D1 but I need it to run 4ohm. Where can I find a resistor so my icon runs at 4ohms on my plate amp? If there is one. Or what can I do to pull this off. Thanks

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[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

eh..i don't think this is possible

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

you probably wont find a resistor large enough to stand up to that...

why not just try running it at 2 ohms and see what your amp does?

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

you probably wont find a resistor large enough to stand up to that...
why not just try running it at 2 ohms and see what your amp does?

Alright I didn't want to take chances of blowing it, but now that I think about it..Won't it go into protect mode instead of frying?

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

yup //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

most likely though, it will play fine.

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

You'd better go easy on the gain.

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

Yea I'm not goin to push my luck, do test tones work in home audio too? If so what test tone should I use..

Also, right now it is in a 2.2 cube @ 32hz enclosure for the time being. How would it sound in 8.55 cubes and tunning _______? (not sure on tunning...I was thinking 25 or 28hz)

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

Yea I'm not goin to push my luck, do test tones work in home audio too? If so what test tone should I use..
Also, right now it is in a 2.2 cube @ 32hz enclosure for the time being. How would it sound in 8.55 cubes and tunning _______? (not sure on tunning...I was thinking 25 or 28hz)

low maybe?

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

Well is that too much airspace?

 

[BrianChia 10+ year member]

Yea I'm not goin to push my luck, do test tones work in home audio too? If so what test tone should I use..
Also, right now it is in a 2.2 cube @ 32hz enclosure for the time being. How would it sound in 8.55 cubes and tunning _______? (not sure on tunning...I was thinking 25 or 28hz)

I would do about 3.5-4 cubes tuned around 22-24hz.

 

[lil_italy773 10+ year member]

im sure u can find a resistor sumwere at a industral electrical supply store. but ur gonna be getting less power to the sub from the resistor it would be like imp raise. just dont know how much

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

running a resistor in line is far from a good idea, as it would probably burn up.

most resistors you find are like 10w resistors so you would litereally need 100 of them to be safe enough not to burn up, and even then it wouldn't be effective

if you are dead set on chancing the impedence you should check out a product called Accumatch, it is an impedence matching transformer made by Veritas audio

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

most resistors you find are like 10w resistors so you would litereally need 100 of them to be safe enough not to burn up, and even then it wouldn't be effective

one of my tru amps caught a "100w" resistor on fire //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

even the big boy resistors are not designed to carry that kind of current for an extended amount of time... this was used in a crossover, and granted that the amp was pushing quite a bit over 100 watts, the thing caught on fire and left holes in my silverados carpet. it would have to be a HUGE resistor for a sub...

i still say your best bet is just to run the amp at 2 ohms and see how it does... with impedance rise you should be fine.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

one of my tru amps caught a "100w" resistor on fire //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
even the big boy resistors are not designed to carry that kind of current for an extended amount of time... this was used in a crossover, and granted that the amp was pushing quite a bit over 100 watts, the thing caught on fire and left holes in my silverados carpet. it would have to be a HUGE resistor for a sub...

i still say your best bet is just to run the amp at 2 ohms and see how it does... with impedance rise you should be fine.

zactly

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

zactly

ed zachary.