Strapping 2 MTX 1501's

[Abel 10+ year member]

Anyone have a diagram for this or know where i can find one ?

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[Bake 10+ year member]

Have you called MTX?

 

[Abel 10+ year member]

No not yet

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

why do you want to strap them?

 

[Abel 10+ year member]

Should i strap them or run one amp to each voice coil?

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

Should i strap them or run one amp to each voice coil?

strapping tends to make them more unstable...id run em seperate and gain match...From what I understand you have to run an external x-over to reverse the phase to one of them, idk..

 

[Abel 10+ year member]

Ok //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif so run one amp to each coil?

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

If they arent built to be strapped then yep, one amp to each coil. What is the subs VC config anyways.

 

[Abel 10+ year member]

Duel 1.8

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

So you would be wiring the sub in series right. Kuz when an amplifier is strapped to another it increaes the minimum resistance they are stable at. Viper d1200.1's are no longer stable @ 1ohm when strapped.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Shit, why'd you get that VC config? It it round-wire VC I do believe, the dual .7 is the flat-wound...better heat dissipation.

Anyways, I was going to say like InhumanAcura said...assuming you had dual .7 VC's. One on each coil and level match. BUT if you have a dual 1.8 (sure it's not dual 1.4?????) and you're using this as a competition only setup correct?

I'd parallel the sub, and strap the amps. It's a little confusing/complicated to strap them. I'd PM ScottieJ...I've seen it done...I just don't want to tell you one little wrong step and F-things up.

So, for competition sake, it'd be best to strap @ .9 (so each amp would be seeing a .45ohm load) for burps. (This is obviously all before our lovely friend impedance rise //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif )

NG

 

[Abel 10+ year member]

Shit, why'd you get that VC config? It it round-wire VC I do believe, the dual .7 is the flat-wound...better heat dissipation.

For the deal i got on this sub it was the only way to go. and yes i was wrong it is 1.4

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

Shit, why'd you get that VC config? It it round-wire VC I do believe, the dual .7 is the flat-wound...better heat dissipation.
Anyways, I was going to say like InhumanAcura said...assuming you had dual .7 VC's. One on each coil and level match. BUT if you have a dual 1.8 (sure it's not dual 1.4?????) and you're using this as a competition only setup correct?

I'd parallel the sub, and strap the amps. It's a little confusing/complicated to strap them. I'd PM ScottieJ...I've seen it done...I just don't want to tell you one little wrong step and F-things up.

So, for competition sake, it'd be best to strap @ .9 (so each amp would be seeing a .45ohm load) for burps. (This is obviously all before our lovely friend impedance rise //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif )

NG

Each amp wont see its own load, the two amps will become "one circuit" basically. ANyways, I really think that strapping them and running it @ .9ohms is TOO low.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Each amp wont see its own load, the two amps will become "one circuit" basically. ANyways, I really think that strapping them and running it @ .9ohms is TOO low.

I'm telling him if he straps it @.7ohms (1.4 dvc in parallel) it's the EQUIVALENT of each amp seeing a .35ohm load. I'm running my Modded 1501d @.35ohms daily right now...and have been for 2-3weeks ever since I got my DVC .7ohm MT (paralleled //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif ). It'll CERTAINLY take it for a burp...just NEVER ever play below tuning, that is where impedance rise becomes inverse (instead of rising...it shoots real low...) and since you're alread at .35ohms...it goes to near dead short...and you can kiss your amp goodbye. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

BUT, for SPL competition...strapped @.7ohms would be the way to go.

NG

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

I'm telling him if he straps it @.7ohms (1.4 dvc in parallel) it's the EQUIVALENT of each amp seeing a .35ohm load. I'm running my Modded 1501d @.35ohms daily right now...and have been for 2-3weeks ever since I got my DVC .7ohm MT (paralleled //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif ). It'll CERTAINLY take it for a burp...just NEVER ever play below tuning, that is where impedance rise becomes inverse (instead of rising...it shoots real low...) and since you're alread at .35ohms...it goes to near dead short...and you can kiss your amp goodbye. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
BUT, for SPL competition...strapped @.7ohms would be the way to go.

NG

Ok, cool, and Im telling you that when amplifiers are strapped, their minimum impeadance for stable operation increases. Running strapped amps at that low of an impeadance without technical assurance from someone who actually knows thier shit is the only time I would do it.