Will it be ok to wire my ZX2500.1 to a .5 ohm load?

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

I highly doubt its going to like being wired down that low. It will be fine wired to 1.4, but anything below that is going to be a gamble..

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

.5 daily, no way.

.5 burps, MAYBE.

Personally I would never go lower than 1 ohm, and even in some cases that is pushing it.

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Do you really think they would rate it at 2 ohm stable if it was .5ohm stable?

I hope you blow the amp. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

I dont recommend running it at .5 unless you are sure your impedance will rise very close to 2. Which is a good amount of rise.

Yeah that is what I am aiming for

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

lol alright I guess this is not a good idea after all..

For you guys who think I am thinking it is .5 stable: You need to read what I said again; I am clearly aware that this amp is not .5 stable, but I am speaking of the rating after the imp rise. I m just asking for some advice from the experts as I am not sure myself, so if you guys advise against it, I certainly will follow that.

I was looking at TeamSouthernBass's 2 12" omegas D2, which means I can wire it to 1 ohm load, would that be acceptable? I am wanting a set up of 2 12 Omegas, but I will break my wallet right now so I ll have to wait ha

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

In my experience, mine had no problem at all wired at 1.4. However, .7 it wouldnt do it, let alone .35, which is what Im assuming you would be wiring to if your sub has .7 (1ohm coils).

 

[PIITB Wut Wut 10+ year member]

here ya go... 1 omega per 2500 at one ohm...

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

lol alright I guess this is not a good idea after all..
For you guys who think I am thinking it is .5 stable: You need to read what I said again; I am clearly aware that this amp is not .5 stable, but I am speaking of the rating after the imp rise. I m just asking for some advice from the experts as I am not sure myself, so if you guys advise against it, I certainly will follow that.

I was looking at TeamSouthernBass's 2 12" omegas D2, which means I can wire it to 1 ohm load, would that be acceptable? I am wanting a set up of 2 12 Omegas, but I will break my wallet right now so I ll have to wait ha

2 d2 subs wire to 2 or half FYI

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

here ya go... 1 omega per 2500 at one ohm...

yeah thats my plan if I get your 12s and another 2500.1 (along with some more electrical upgrades)

but my 15 is D1 so I am limited to 0.5 ohm or 2 ohm load.

 

[PIITB Wut Wut 10+ year member]

2 d2 subs wire to 2 or half FYI

FACT

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

2 d2 subs wire to 2 or half FYI

My bad I meant as if I got another amp and wire one sub per amp at 1 ohm load

unless I use maxx link on 2 amps and then I should be able to do 2 ohm load

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

I think some of the confusion about what these amps can handle is related to the difference in coils between manufactures. For instance, the 1.4 load I was referring to was a pair of type r's wired to a 1ohm load. However, something with 1.4 coils (2ohm) wired down to 1ohm would net you at .7, which in my experience I havent had any luck with. So, > 1.4 = //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

Yeah I think I better not push it since I dont want to break my amp.

I will just get the subs later which means I could at least try with 1 ohm load or just get a maxx link and have it do 2 ohm load to be 100% safe

 

[IMOVeCHICKENS! 10+ year member]

arent they rated for 2 ohm output i mean be safe and wire it to 2 ohms it will be plenty loud on 1 15 and maybe try to burp it at .5 ohm but i really would drop any kicker zx amp below 1 ohm

 

[PIITB Wut Wut 10+ year member]

i say just get 2 d2's and wire series/paralell at 2 ohm load for now and then add another amp later