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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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Audio guys... a lil help... amp sub wiring.

I have a 4 channel amp, Its a RF 851x. 110x4 @ 4ohms , 220x4 @ 2 ohms and when i bridge it , it is 425 x 2 at 4 ohms.

If i have one sub thats 800 RMS that is dual 4 ohm...

Can i run the amp bridged and run one channel to one voice coil and the other channel to the other voice coil?
having 850 watts total to the sub...is this legit or can you not do this?

Thanks in advance.
Old Jan 13, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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would NOT reccomend to only hook up one set of voice coils.
Old Jan 13, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by DcMaN
would NOT reccomend to only hook up one set of voice coils.
Please Re-Read my post please... you missed a very important part...
I never said anything about just one voice coil...
Old Jan 13, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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its 215 x 4 at 2 ohms... sorry for the typo....
Old Jan 13, 2008 | 12:42 PM
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bump.... anyone help a brotha out?
Old Jan 13, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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http://www.crutchfield.com/learningc...rs_wiring.html

That will tell you everything you need to know.
"DVC" = dual voice coil
"SVC" = single voice coil.
Old Jan 14, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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if you bridge each channel and hook it up to each voice coil, your amp will be outputting at 2 ohms per voice coil. your sub is supposed to run at 4 ohms per voice coil....so technically NO. your sub might be able to handle it...but not for long, thats for sure.
Old Jan 14, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by sodie14
if you bridge each channel and hook it up to each voice coil, your amp will be outputting at 2 ohms per voice coil. your sub is supposed to run at 4 ohms per voice coil....so technically NO. your sub might be able to handle it...but not for long, thats for sure.
you can't change the resistance of a single coil...
Old Jan 14, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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To clarify everything, YES you can do it. It will also work just fine as you will be bridging to 4 ohms on each side, just set the gains by ear and then use a dmm to match the levels.
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