Wiring to 4 ohms?

[dJcHiKo]

alright guys i thought id ask this question since im new to sound systems & to get as much power outta my amp as possible without blowing it haha, i have a bridgeable amp and i want to power 1 sub, its a 4 ohm MTX sub with a rocksford amp..
2 channel, 200 watts RMS x 1 bridged output at 4 ohms

how do i wire 4 ohms to my amp and sub, bridged, PROPERLY!
diagram, video or detailed text would help

thanks.

[dr_green]

Originally Posted by dJ204

alright guys i thought id ask this question since im new to sound systems & to get as much power outta my amp as possible without blowing it haha, i have a bridgeable amp and i want to power 1 sub, its a 4 ohm MTX sub with a rocksford amp..
2 channel, 200 watts RMS x 1 bridged output at 4 ohms

how do i wire 4 ohms to my amp and sub, bridged, PROPERLY!
diagram, video or detailed text would help

thanks.

you answered your question. your sub is 4 ohms so follow your amp manual as is. Straight foward hook up. positive terminal with positive terminal and negative terminal with negative terminal. Good luck.

[dJcHiKo]

it didnt come with a manual i bought it used lol

[touringcamry]

See if the amp itself has a diagram. Normally you use the pos on one channel and the neg on the other to bridge it. No idea which ones you use on your amp though since you don't mention the model number. There may be a diagram on the amp.

Try searching Internet for a manual for your amp.

[Biggg72]

here is a chart you can use bro.

http://www.crutchfield.com/learn/lea...rs_wiring.html

before you just hook up tho, you need to know if you have a single or dual voice coil sub. you will want to use the middle chart 1st block.

[dJcHiKo]

thanks big that actually pretty helpful,
im guessing mine is a single voice coil?
my sub came with the box its an mtx sub in a thunder box and all the wires inside are like glued together for reinforcement i guess

for more info the sub is a 10" MTX TC510: http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...&test_cookie=1

and the amp is a rocksford fosgate p2002: http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...05+Model-.html

so is it single voice coil or dual? my guess is single i just dont know much about subs and sound systems so i guess ill learn a little lol

[Biggg72]

i beleive that is a dual voice coil. its easy to know, how many +/- terminals is on the sub? if you only have 1 set then single voice coil, if you have 2 then dual and so on.

so a dual voice coil you would setup like this diagram

http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/ca/..._4-ohm_2ch.jpg

if this is as far as your going with your car audio then you can use the recommended wiring procedures, if not then you will want to upgrade.

[Biggg72]

after researching a bit you may have a funny type of subwoofer, but may actually be a single voice coil. according to a thread i read one terminal is the voice coil and the other is to allow you to hook up another subwoofer (ive never personally seen this), but you should verify to be sure. here is the thread i read from

http://www.canadiancaraudio.com/onli...-question.html

[dJcHiKo]

ill take the sub outta the box and check myself to see how many terminals there are because the box only has the 2 and i cant tell from the outside ill take the sub out

[dJcHiKo]

k so i took the sub outta the box and took a picture of the sub wiring, it came like this from the manufacturer so im guessing its already wired to 4 ohms? i just gotta plug it into a bridge amp?

this is what it looks like on the amp:

and here it is on the sub box:

positive to positive and negative to negative (wire from amp to sub)

would this be right for 4 ohms bridged?
there for my sub would be getting the full 200 RMS watts bridged that the amp is capable of doing?

[Biggg72]

if that is the only terminal on the sub then yea its a svc, and your setup is right. i would however replace that wire with better wire tho.

[dJcHiKo]

oh yea forsure, its not hooked up in my car yet just got it in my room waiting for my car to come outta the shop, then im gonna buy some more quality wire, is scosche wire good quality? the speaker wire from the sub box to the amp right?

[The ///Man]

Yeah, DVC would have 2 sets of terminals on the sub, unless there is something we're not seeing, you're just fine.

[touringcamry]

Originally Posted by dJ204

oh yea forsure, its not hooked up in my car yet just got it in my room waiting for my car to come outta the shop, then im gonna buy some more quality wire, is scosche wire good quality? the speaker wire from the sub box to the amp right?

There isn't too much difference between wire unless you're looking at something like tinned wire. Something 14AWG or bigger should be fine.

If you buy it online, I highly recommend http://www.knukonceptz.com

[Biggg72]

Originally Posted by dJ204

oh yea forsure, its not hooked up in my car yet just got it in my room waiting for my car to come outta the shop, then im gonna buy some more quality wire, is scosche wire good quality? the speaker wire from the sub box to the amp right?

no, i mean if your pockets are tight then you gota do what you gotta do. i would replace all the wire to include the wire from the sub to the inside terminal. knukonceptz has good products.