Will a Kicker 2500 work on a btl?

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

Ok so I have a 15" inch dual 2 ohm btl which means It will be running around 1 ohm. Box rise and such will put it closer to 2 ohms. I have an oppertunity to get a kicker 2500 cheap but it doesn't say it is stable at 1 ohm. Does anyone know if these will run at 1 ohm or not?

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[Ali1 10+ year member]

zx or kx

 

[Ali1 10+ year member]

people have had success running the zx2500 at 1ohm with proper electrical system, meaning keeping a stable 14voltage or close to it atleast.

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

Its a ZX

 

[mapolley07 10+ year member]

how do you calculate box rise and such? its kind of off-topic but whatever

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

^^ like said above but remember this amp will draw upto 300amps so if your going to run it at 1ohm you better be able to power this thing. Ian running mine at 1.4 but after impedence rise the amp is looking at about 2.2ohms which i think is right in its sweet spot. I have a 135a alternator big 3 and a yellow top g31 in the back w 1/0 ga wire and the voltage goes from 14.4 down to 11.00 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

how do you calculate box rise and such? its kind of off-topic but whatever

after everything was hooked up i just measured it with a DMM

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

It will change tho the longer you play it the warmer the coils get and such will cause higher rise

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

i went outside a messed with my system a bit and now the voltage is only droping to 12.5 when the batts are fully charged

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

i went outside a messed with my system a bit and now the voltage is only droping to 12.5 when the batts are fully charged

You need to upgrade that alt.

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

You need to upgrade that alt.

i know but ohio gen wants 525 and EA said that i cant upgrade my alt so f*ck it for now

 

[nbudros 10+ year member]

You should just hook it up and see =)

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

lots of people have/do run them at 1 ohm.

Although in some case's they'll go into protect @ 1 ohm.

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

I guess I can just sell it if it goes into protect. As long as it does not damage the amp.

 

[15nissen 10+ year member]

I guess I can just sell it if it goes into protect. As long as it does not damage the amp.

you have no idea what it is going to rise too. With proper electrical, the amp should be a great match.