running .5ohm

[Ceez9090 9]

Im going to be running my amp at half ohm what should I take into consideration. Amp is bc3500

[Austin863 87]

dont wrench on itmake sure your voltage is top notch so it doesnt burn up. hopefully more people have some input

[alain 6]

Set your gain according to voltage drop and keep amp cool. I've ran my mmats hd 4000.05 with a dc 270xp 1 xs d3400 1 xp2500 and 1 xp3000 2 runs 1/0 and my voltage still drop. I would never an amp @ .5 again

[ricksi30 923]

Do you already have subs?

[Ceez9090 9]

Do you already have subs?

yea I wasent planning on doing this way but I made a mistake and ordered dual 2s

[patented17 21]

Just don't do it, as when it burns up, I care not to read your post about it.

[EPerez 236]

What subs do you have?

[Sencheezy 689]

I would never do it for daily. If you are going to run it that low, then make sure you have heavily invested in your electrical system. If you're running 12v system, I wouldn't want to drop below 12.6.

[Ceez9090 9]

Ok sounds like I might have to run two seperate amps one per sub sucks that I just bought that one tho thanks for info

[ricksi30 923]

Ok sounds like I might have to run two seperate amps one per sub sucks that I just bought that one tho thanks for info

Wire it to two ohms, unless you are chasing numbers the gain will be minimal wiring to .5. 

[ricksi30 923]

What subs btw?

[Ceez9090 9]

What subs btw?

two 15" xcons I thoght about it but you think at 2ohms it will power them right Edited May 9, 2013 by Ceez9090

[ricksi30 923]

What subs btw?

two 15" xcons

Two XCON's will get silly loud on 2800 watts, trust me.

[Ceez9090 9]

What subs btw?

two 15" xcons

Two XCON's will get silly loud on 2800 watts, trust me.

2800 Watts? I got a BC 3500 at 2ohms it says 1900

[pmureika 31]

If your going to use it as a daily driver I would wire it to 2 ohms. They will get plenty loud.

[jcarter1885 995]

try and find a kicker or rockford that is 2 ohm stable if they fit your budget, if you already have the Crescendo already then run it at 2 ohms.

[Ceez9090 9]

Fo sho I use it at 2ohms then Tuesday is installation day

[Ceez9090 9]

Fo sho I use it at 2ohms then Tuesday is installation day

[ricksi30 923]

What subs btw?

two 15" xcons

Two XCON's will get silly loud on 2800 watts, trust me.

2800 Watts? I got a BC 3500 at 2ohms it says 1900

Sorry I thought I had read 5500. Either way I still say 2 ohms.

[grumby13 3]

But if you have two subs at half ohm load each with a final load 1ohm would that be okay or no

[ricksi30 923]

But if you have two subs at half ohm load each with a final load 1ohm would that be okay or no

He has two d2's.

[95Honda 486]

Nobody has any idea of what his load will be until you model his enclosure.  I may be nominally over 1 ohm with those drivers, all wired in parallel... 

 

So basically, nobody can tell you anything objective until you figure this ^^ out...

 

And no, this isn't impedance rise, just want to nip that one in the bud