i just bought a 10" kicker cvr 2 ohm for my truck. its in a ported box by kicker. i have a 600w amp that ive been using for almost a year. it has never overheated before til i hooked it up to the kicker. any idea why. is it to small for that speaker if so what would push it better. the guy where i bought it said that amp would push it good. it sounds good til i have to cut it off cause it get so hot u cant touch it after bout 30 min. how many watts is the speaker. should i just get a kicker amp to go with it? Thanks
2006-11-10 10:39:12 · 8 answers · asked by preludesir007 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
Supply the amplifier Model... it's impossible to correctly troubleshoot this without the Make and Model of the amplifier. Guessing, can be dangerous. No sense in frying your amp, and your drivers.
Refer to your other question also... Peace.
2006-11-12 08:48:14 · answer #1 · answered by Vandel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your new sub is 2 ohm and your amp is a 4 ohm but if it's not shutting down when it over heats then you have a malfunction some where with the amp. If your only running a single sub then there's not much you can do but to buy an amp that is 2 ohm stable. If your running 2 subs then wire the positive from one sub to the negative of the other sub then use your other 2 connections to wire them into your amp you have just run them at 2 ohm stable. If you buy another amp just make sure it is 2, 4, or 8 ohm compaitable. And make sure you get a really good ground try to use 4 gauge or 8 gauge for the ground none of that skimpy 12 or 14 gauge wire. The bigger the wire the better.
2006-11-12 00:49:47 · answer #2 · answered by xxmack675hpxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 Ohms, is very low, you probably need to have two units wired in series for 4 Ohms.
Most amplifiers are designed to drive into 8 Ohms, and modern amplilfiers will usually accept 4 Ohms. But 2 Ohms......
That is too low, it is almost a short circuit.
2006-11-10 10:48:04 · answer #3 · answered by Austin Semiconductor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well like the others said your amp is probably only 4 ohm stable!
so if your speaker is a dual voice coil 2 ohm on each voice coil u
need connect the positive from one voice coil to the negative of the other voice coil and then hook up ur amp speaker wire to the other two terminals not used!
2006-11-10 13:21:59 · answer #4 · answered by Rad S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This one is the best amp. Kicker 08ZX7501 750-Watt Class D Mono Subwoofer Amplifier Technical Details * 750 Watt @ 2 ohms mono subwoofer amplifier * 24dB/octave low-pass electronic crossover * 24dB/octave subsonic filter fixed at 25 hertz * Balanced differential inputs for noise elimination * One-year limited warranty
2016-05-22 03:49:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the amp's output impedence? If it's 4 Ohm the amp is working twice as hard as it should. If it's 8 ohm it's working 4 times are hard as it should.
2006-11-10 10:48:58 · answer #6 · answered by luckyaz128 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like it is not 2ohm stable. Is it actually shutting off or is it just getting hot? If it is not shutting off then it is not overheating.
2006-11-10 13:31:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to re-wire it like so:
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2006-11-10 16:47:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋