viper 1200's strapped???

[pit22_dd 10+ year member]

I am probably going to be down sizing my stereo so I am curious will it hurt if I strap the vipers(1200.1) at 1 ohm? With box rise im setting about 3-4 ohms so will it be ok to do that. Also will I get full power out of them at that? Thanks in advance.

Josh

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[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

when you strap 2 1200.1's they make power at 2 ohms. so thats the final ohm load you need.

 

[pit22_dd 10+ year member]

obviously. but with my coils i can either run them at 1 or 4 ohms. I was asking, if i wire my subs at 1 ohm with my box rise taking me to about 3 will the amps be ok???? Will the amps see a 1 ohm load or will they see the 3 ohm load due to imp rise? thanks

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

I would play it safe and run different amps.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

i'm guessing dvc 2ohm subs so just wire the things each to 1 ohm and 1 sub per amp and it'll be all good---just make sure you match gains as close as possible mang.

 

[TrlcKed_OuT 10+ year member]

ive heard you can run um 1 ohm strapped but i dont and im not positive u can ive just heard...

 

[pit22_dd 10+ year member]

actually they are dual 4's ran parrellel to get 1 ohm. I know the specs say to strap them at 2 ohms but with impedence rise im above 2 ohms. Im not sure but i belive the amps will see the the 3 ohms instead of 1 ohm because of the box rise. Correct me if im wrong. Thanks

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

i don't think you gonna rise like that man--thats a 2 ohm difference. especially if your coils have a lower than 4 ohm impedence. for instance i have dvc 4 ohm subs and the coils are all actually 3.6 ohms. it doesn't sound like you have an ideal matchup with your subs/amps.

 

[pit22_dd 10+ year member]

Well I hate to tell you but 2-3 ohm rise is normal for most ported enclosures. Thanks for your help anyways.

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

I imagine amp manufacturers took Imp rise into consideration when rating thier amps, I would stick with what is recommended unless you want to chance frying a good bit of money.