OHMS question

Evanjl · Post by **Evanjl** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:43 pm

Im hooking up a crunch 1200w amp to an orion 10" 4000w sub (max values). Wondering about ohm loads. My amp is capable of a 2 ohm load and so it the sub. what is the best way to wire it to get some good power without frying my amp. the booklet shows configurations for a 2 ohm load on the sub and a 4 ohm load on the amp. Or a 4ohm to 4 ohm load. or i dont know if it is an option or not but a 2 ohm to 2 ohm load.

also any information of ohms and what they are would be appreciated haha all i know is that my amp makes more rms at 2 ohms compared to 4 ohms

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:11 pm

This post is really confusing. Link to the sub and amp? Max ratings mean nothing FYI. A good place to start reading up about ohms and other things car audio related is http://www.bcae1.com .

Ohms is the measure of electrical resistance. Every amp will put out the most power at its lowest ohm load. In your case 2 ohms. The exception to that would be an amp with a regulated power supply such as the JL slash series amps and I believe phoenix gold makes one as well, in which case the amp will put out the same power at any load.

aaronrchr · Post by **aaronrchr** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:36 pm

audiobass10 wrote:This post is really confusing. Link to the sub and amp? Max ratings mean nothing FYI. A good place to start reading up about ohms and other things car audio related is http://www.bcae1.com .
Ohms is the measure of electrical resistance. Every amp will put out the most power at its lowest ohm load. In your case 2 ohms. The exception to that would be an amp with an unregulated power supply such as the JL slash series amps and I believe phoenix gold makes one as well, in which case the amp will put out the same power at any load.

regulated

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:07 pm

aaronrchr wrote:regulated

yep, fixed it. asshole.

NorthQuad · Post by **NorthQuad** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:11 pm

When I attempt to read/learn about voltage, current, amperage, etc... I have to take a break after just five minutes of reading. It's a waste of effort to keep reading after that amount of time because my brain just refuses to soak any further information in.

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:05 pm

NorthQuad wrote:When I attempt to read/learn about voltage, current, amperage, etc... I have to take a break after just five minutes of reading. It's a waste of effort to keep reading after that amount of time because my brain just refuses to soak any further information in.

lol ADHD anyone? haha

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:36 pm

aaronrchr wrote:regulated

ahahahahahahahahhahaha ****in owned!

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:45 pm

Bwcad1 wrote:ahahahahahahahahhahaha ****in owned!

lol. Oh well atleast my setups were loud

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:47 pm

LOL so is he the younger or older brother?

audiobass10 · Post by **audiobass10** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:50 pm

Bwcad1 wrote:LOL so is he the younger or older brother?

younger, by four years.