stupid question ..... how to wire 1ohm mono amp to a dc2 sub at a 1ohm load

[Big Rich 10+ year member]

i understand the whole thing about jumping the plugs on the sub and all that but what i dont get is that the amp i have has 4 speaker terminals. how do you determine if the amp is putting out a 1ohm load.....ive never done this before

the amp is a cadence dca1600.1 mono sub amp

i just dont understand how there are 4 terminals innstead of 2 . i also dont know jack about any of this stuff .... please help, looking to just run the 1ohm load from the amp into the 2ohm sub

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[splwj47 10+ year member]

wire the sub to 1 ohm and plug the + wire into the + on the amp and the - wire the - on the amp

 

[kickersubs4life 10+ year member]

They just put the 4 terminals there so you don't have to cram all your wires into 2 terminals. Its mono just means one channel. This should help...

Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams, One 2 ohm Dual Voice Coil (DVC) Speaker

 

[Big Rich 10+ year member]

Ok so I could use either side if the positive and negative terminals and it will will give a 1ohm load?

 

[redrider 10+ year member]

that would be correct.....

 

[Gregulate 10+ year member]

Ok so I could use either side if the positive and negative terminals and it will will give a 1ohm load?

The diagram is exactly how I have mine set up. So, you link both + and both - on the sub with 1/2 of the speaker cable (I took a foot and separated the two sides and used this to link the +s and -s) and then link the +s to the + on the amp and do the same on the -.