using resistors with subs

[mxracer591 10+ year member]

i have a dvc kicker comp vr 12, wired for 2 ohms total impedance. my amp isn't 2 ohm stable, and i'm assuming it's going into protection mode once it gets too hot, then will come back on, and turn off again. anyway, i was wondering, being as my box is a huge pain to take apart, and i don't really want to wire in 8 ohms, is it possible to just put a 2 ohm resistor in series with the speaker wire, to raise the total impedance up to 4 ohms?

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[hoss 5,000+ posts]

no its not possible.

there is not a resistor large enough to handle that kind of current. not to mention, you would be giving the woofer the same amount of power as it would recieve wired at 8 ohms...

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

:wow:never tried..sry

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

do it right. why **** with it 10 times for a resistor instead of doing it once with rewiring it. If you really want to half *** it I wouldent see why you couldent.

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

If you really want to half *** it I wouldent see why you couldent.

because this is not the intended use of a resistor, and they wont work in this application. they will burn up with heat.

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

i have a dvc kicker comp vr 12, wired for 2 ohms total impedance. my amp isn't 2 ohm stable, and i'm assuming it's going into protection mode once it gets too hot, then will come back on, and turn off again. anyway, i was wondering, being as my box is a huge pain to take apart, and i don't really want to wire in 8 ohms, is it possible to just put a 2 ohm resistor in series with the speaker wire, to raise the total impedance up to 4 ohms?

lmao, get a new amp or wire it different.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

one of the audio companies tried this like 10 years ago with some sort of resistor block, but yea they just couldnt handle any power

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

because this is not the intended use of a resistor, and they wont work in this application. they will burn up with heat.

if he wants to half *** it let his shit **** up. If hes stupid enough to do it, he kinda deserves it. Sorry, I didnt know you couldent do it, it has never crossed my mind to do it so I wasent sure.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

if he wants to half *** it let his shit **** up. If hes stupid enough to do it, he kinda deserves it. Sorry, I didnt know you couldent do it, it has never crossed my mind to do it so I wasent sure.

then say you don't know and leave it

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

no its not possible.
there is not a resistor large enough to handle that kind of current. not to mention, you would be giving the woofer the same amount of power as it would recieve wired at 8 ohms...

They do, but it would be gigantic, and quite expensive.

And as hoss stated, the resistor would be receiving half the power and the woofer would be receiving the other half.

Buy a new amp, or a new sub.

nG

 

[Phiber Optik 10+ year member]

because this is not the intended use of a resistor, and they wont work in this application. they will burn up with heat.

You can get big enough resistors for this application made specificly for amp testing, but they are large and expensive.

The sub is still only going to see about the same as the 8ohm power roughly.

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

hah.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

this 100 megaohm resistor might work //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

this 100 megaohm resistor might work //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

any idea what kind of output my amp would give me at 1,000,002 ohms?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

There you go, hit up snoop...

nG