first off... i have a kicker mono block amp and am currently pusing 2 kicker dvc compvr's. i've been using only 1 coil each for about a year and a half. just last night my amp cut off due the fact that one of my subs were blown. i then switched the coil and can get a little more volume out of it, but it still cuts out. i wanna know if i should go ahead and buy new subs or is it my amp. is it possible to switch coils? any suggestions?
amp is cutting out.... can i switch coils?
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see... that's the problem. the amp can only go down to 2ohms stable. the subs on the other hand will go down to 1 if i bridged them. everything was wired fine because my buddy works for sound advice and he even showed me the schematic he used to wire my system. he did say that eventually i would have to either buy dual 4 ohm subs or just 2 ohm single coil subs. i figure that the amp is probably fine and cuts off to protect itself, so i'll need to buy new subs probably. any other ideas?
my bad about the bridging issue, anyway, here's how it was wired... it was wired for a 2ohm load because like i said before, my amp can only run 2ohms stable, and i have two dvc 2ohm subs. http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/I...ubwoofers_wiring.html?subs=2&impedance=DVC2x2
if i'm not mistaken,... i do have them wired in series....
if i'm not mistaken,... i do have them wired in series....
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nope. if they were wired in series, both subs, you'd have exactly a 2 ohm load. each sub, 2 ohms per coild, in series = a 4 ohm load. both subs, now at 4 ohms, in parrallel = a 2 ohm load. not to dis your friend, but he didnt know what he was takling about. you're fine with those subs, perfect actually, just use both coils on each sub.
allright,... you lost me.... according to "option 2" i have always had them wired at a 2 ohm load. does that mean that i've always had them wired 2 coils each? i assume so from what you're saying. either way though, i blew a speaker definitely. the amp just cuts off, i assume because it's protecting itself. so basically i need to buy new subs.... does this sound right jszar? by the way, thanks for all your help bro!!!!!
there are 2 negative posts, and 2 positive posts on your subs. one positive and one negative for each coil. if you have them wired exactly like option 2, you are at a 2 ohm load yes. but from your first post, you said you didnt have both coils hooked up. so do all the posts on your subs have wires running to them? if so, and you have always had all 4 posts on each sub hooked up, i'd assume you just blew them. but it sounds like you did that anyway. is the protection light coming on? if it does come on, the amp has to turn off to reset. so if its going into protection, it shouldnt come on and off on its own...so it might be clipping. check the gains on the amp, make sure they are not turned up more than 1/2 way.