Running only 1 channel of a 2 channel amp??

[Whitey 10+ year member]

Is it in any way detrimental to use only one channel of a two channel amp? I have a RF 8002, but I want to only power 1 jlw6 (old school) with it. So are there any ramifications of leaving one channel dormant?

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[IonSQL 10+ year member]

just bridge the channels and turn down the gain...

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

No, there is no problem with this. I did it for quite a while on my ESX Q1204.

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

I wouldn't do it... Just bridge the amp.. I'm sure it will be able to do a 3ohm bridged load, most 2channels will... Or you could wire the sub in series and get a 12ohm load and bridge that and still ultimately get the same as 1 channel right?

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

I wouldn't do it... Just bridge the amp.. I'm sure it will be able to do a 3ohm bridged load, most 2channels will... Or you could wire the sub in series and get a 12ohm load and bridge that and still ultimately get the same as 1 channel right?

 

[brokeitagain 10+ year member]

hmm i have had a few amps burn up on me after playing music without speakers hooked up to them

 

[kross 10+ year member]

hmm i have had a few amps burn up on me after playing music without speakers hooked up to them

Did you, by chance, have a passive crossover hooked up to the amp, but no speakers hooked up to the crossover?

 

[brokeitagain 10+ year member]

was not hooked to crossover,wasnt shorted, no other connections removed or changed.

I thought i read long ago that it is not advisable to run an audio amp with no load connected to it