Isn't the BX1500D a mono amp? That illustration looks like its 2 channel. But anyway, going by that drawing if the voice coils are each 2 ohm and connected in parallel connected to a 2 channel amp it will be 4 ohms on each channel.
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This is a discussion on Subwoofer setup...ohms and stuff within the Audio/Video Electronics forums, part of the General Discussion category; Will this setup be giving the amp a 2 ohm load? I just want to make sure before I go ...
Will this setup be giving the amp a 2 ohm load? I just want to make sure before I go running all the wires.
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Isn't the BX1500D a mono amp? That illustration looks like its 2 channel. But anyway, going by that drawing if the voice coils are each 2 ohm and connected in parallel connected to a 2 channel amp it will be 4 ohms on each channel.
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Its a monoblock, however there are two pos and two neg connections on the outsideOriginally Posted by sbc44
Those connections are parralleled inside.
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haha my bad, my amp is the same way i should have known. Are the voice coils 2ohm?Originally Posted by Buginajar
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Yes each voice coil is 2 ohms.Originally Posted by sbc44
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Yep looks like it will be a 2 ohm load then
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connected in SERIESOriginally Posted by sbc44
parallel divides, series adds![]()
Originally Posted by ibthumpin
hehe i was thinking series when i wrote that. DOH!
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