What load is my amp seeing?

[kotec123 10+ year member]

ok so i shud bridge it then to get my 4 ohm load?

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

^^^^^ 4 ohm load

ok so i shud bridge it then to get my 4 ohm load?

YES!!!

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

ok thanks...can anyone tell me what my last load was bfr bridging then?

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

ok i get it,...but what WAS my load .....was it 1 or was it 8?

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

so only 1 pos and 1 neg from each sub were hooked up to the amp, so that would be 8

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

You have it wired to four ohms. The two sets of terminals on the amp are to make it easier to hook up to subs to the amp. The terminals are internally wired in parallel.

You have the coils of each sub wired in series for an 8 ohm load per sub. You then have the subs wired in parallel for a final load of 4 ohms. /story

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

ok thanks alot guys....i def cudnt go around wt less then 250 watts rms goin to my type r's....ill put it at 4 ohms and look at 1400 rms to them hehe

thanks again

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

this is how i have them wired, except they are in separate enclosures....so i dont have the pos of one sub to the pos of the other.....so i already have them at 4 ohms?

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

no, you had them wired seperately in series, dual 4 ohm in series = 8 ohms each. now you have them wired together at 8 ohms each, 2 8 ohm subs = 4 ohms now. just trust me its the same thing as that wiring diagram bonesninja posted

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

so wtf do i do from here??? what u said acknowledged another persons statement but told me nothing about what i do from here.....do i leave it or bridge it?

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

They are wired to a 4 ohm final load, just believe us and leave it at that.

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

ok so i just leave it then....ok now im clear...thanks no bridging

 

[corto 10+ year member]

i have the same question but mine is a directed 1500d amp thats one channel. and terminals are internelly run in paralle i belive so what ohm would i be getting same question different amp

 

[corto 10+ year member]

look at this
http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=161

and wouldent this be technically wrong second down on the left? because its internally all the terminals are hooked together so they could use all of the terminals instead of just the 2 they are using and it would be easier to hook up and it would be a 1 ohm load correct?