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How to wire a single 4 ohm sub to a lanzar vibe 220 amp

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Simply connect the sub to the connections marked bridged on the amplifier, It will be the + on one speaker output and the - on the other.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 10, 2008

SOURCE: hooking up a sub woofer

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp

take a look there and it should give you everything you need and show you the different options for the different ohm loads. Remember... don't go below 4 ohms on those. Above is ok, below is not.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 12, 2008

SOURCE: solobaric subs l7 15-inch

when you drop the Ohms and put them together, they go even lower. 2ohm + 2ohm = 1ohm which ur amp is not capable of. try this, with one subwoofer on one voice coil connect the positive (+) and negative(-) together(the ones without the dots) and the ones with the dots run to the speaker terminal like normal. do this for both speakers

<a href="http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a312/kimsam/?action=view&current=2_4ohmDVC_1ohm.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a312/kimsam/2_4ohmDVC_1ohm.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

this is what you did...

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this is what you want...

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 10, 2009

SOURCE: wiring a sub with duel voice coil

In short yes. And is very common even has its own term called bridged. Taking two channels and making them one. I would hope that you are running a cap. that's going to put out a lot of power and stress on your battery

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 04, 2009

SOURCE: ohm wiring

This depends on the ratings of the Amp. Check the docs for your amp. My Alpine will go as low as 2 ohms. The lower you go, the hotter your amp will get, so be aware of that. I actually had to mount a 12v fan next to mine to keep an air flow going over it. The thermal override was tripping.

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I wrote it in my solution to the original question.
You are shooting for a 4 ohm load.
so a single 4 ohm driver, a dual 2 ohm driver, or (2) dual 4 ohm drivers will do the trick.
Bridge the amplifier @ 4 ohms to get the most power.
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If your subs are wired stereo, they both are seeing 600W. (more than the rated RMS)
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In all reality, that amp is probably a bit small for those two subs. To maximize the power from the amp to the subs, make sure:
  • The dual voice coils of each sub are in parallel (+'s together, -'s together). This makes each sub 2 ohms.
  • Connect the subs in series (+ to -). This makes the combination of subs together 4 ohms.
  • Bridge the 2 channels of the amp to the subs in series (see above).
This will put somewhere between 150-200W to each sub.

Keep in mind, though, that depending on the music type and location in the vehicle, the type and size of the sub box is going to make almost as much difference as how much power is on the subs. Sealed boxes are usually small and have a nice flat response, but tend to need more power to sound louder. Ported and bandpass boxes are larger and aren't as flat of a response, but have nice loud peak at a certain frequency.

Let me know if you need any more help!
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http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp

take a look there and it should give you everything you need and show you the different options for the different ohm loads. Remember... don't go below 4 ohms on those. Above is ok, below is not.
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