Strapped amp question

[Wick76 0]

Just a general question for clarification. I have a single dual 2 ohm subwoofer wired to 1 ohm. If I connect it to 2 1 ohm amps that are strapped, will the sub still see 1 ohm or 2? If it is still 1 ohm, does this mean that the amps will be running at .5 ohms each?

[frogcase2002 393]

Well how are you wiring the sub .

[Wick76 0]

Wired to 1 ohm.

[Billy Jack 145]

Most 1ohm stable amps would strap at 2ohm together. Just depends on what amps your talking about.

[Wick76 0]

Ok...maybe I worded it wrong. Let me simplify the question. Let's say I have 2 1 ohm stable amps that are rated at 2000 watts, and are strappable . If I strapped them, this would equal 4000 watts at 2 ohm.  What would happen if I put a sub wired to 1 ohm on these amps? Would this cause the amps to run at .5 ohms each?

[frogcase2002 393]

7 minutes ago, Wick76 said:

Ok...maybe I worded it wrong. Let me simplify the question. Let's say I have 2 1 ohm stable amps that are rated at 2000 watts, and are strappable . If I strapped them, this would equal 4000 watts at 2 ohm.  What would happen if I put a sub wired to 1 ohm on these amps? Would this cause the amps to run at .5 ohms each?

Yes. Wired at one ohm would be each amp seeing .5

[Liro213 36]

Could they be ran that way? On good electrical I would assume.

[///M5 2,833]

2 minutes ago, Liro213 said:

Could they be ran that way? On good electrical I would assume.

If the amps are truly only 1ohm stable then it is guaranteed to fail.  Either way, running 0.5 ohm in a daily driver is a bit absurd.

[Liro213 36]

1 minute ago, ///M5 said:

If the amps are truly only 1ohm stable then it is guaranteed to fail.  Either way, running 0.5 ohm in a daily driver is a bit absurd.

yeah I never run my stuff below recommended. But I did wonder if you strapped some amps together and loaded them at 1 ohm, if that was similar to running half ohm on a 1 ohm stable amp.

[Billy Jack 145]

1 hour ago, Liro213 said:

yeah I never run my stuff below recommended. But I did wonder if you strapped some amps together and loaded them at 1 ohm, if that was similar to running half ohm on a 1 ohm stable amp.

Yes it's very similar, your still putting more current through the amp then is recommended, which can cause problems if it ain't one hell of a amp.