think im trying to find information on strapping amplifiers. i read an article that mentioned it but i can not find anything else about it. i know what it does and that you use two amplifiers to power one sub. help
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uochronos on 03/10/2005 13:47:39
what do you want to know exactly?
seems you already know what it does as you said its connecting 2 amplifiers to 1 sub.
i have only seen a couple amplifiers that actauly said they where strapable though. also usualy this technique is used in comps and talking about 1000's of watts RMS if your looking to do something like this it is going to require massive electrical upgrades batteries, wires, and alternator well all need upgraded.
Chronos
P0werLifter on 03/10/2005 13:59:35
Strapping: Hooking 2 amplifiers up together to acheive one output with the combined power from both amplifiers ::::: Pretty much making one big amplifier.
Some amps are manufactored with the ability to be strapped, while others you would have to modd in order to strap them internally.
MrBrownstone on 03/10/2005 15:15:36
Richard Clark on www.carsound.com had a diagram for it. It's on that site's forum somewhere.
The idea is that any 2 TRUE MONO amplifiers could be strapped together as one combined amplifier. However, I would stick to 2 amplifiers that advertise their capability.
http://www.carsound.com/UBB/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=023304
compvr15s on 03/10/2005 19:45:05
i know my kicker kx 600.1s can be strapped together, although i have never done it. both amps came with a patch cable, smaller than rca, not sure what size is but claims to give 1200 watts to a minimun 4 ohm load.... not really sure which amp is used to to wire to sub or anything, havent really looked into it
MrBrownstone on 03/11/2005 15:01:25
I put the link at my above post. Again, unless you are competing in DB Drag, and need to put the maximum power to one voice coil, I see NO benefit in doing this.
Just plan your system correctly the first time, and purchase the appropriate amplifier/amplifiers.
In the case of buying smaller amps, you could just run them on separate speakers.
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uochronos on 03/10/2005 13:47:39
what do you want to know exactly?
seems you already know what it does as you said its connecting 2 amplifiers to 1 sub.
i have only seen a couple amplifiers that actauly said they where strapable though. also usualy this technique is used in comps and talking about 1000's of watts RMS if your looking to do something like this it is going to require massive electrical upgrades batteries, wires, and alternator well all need upgraded.
Chronos
P0werLifter on 03/10/2005 13:59:35
Strapping: Hooking 2 amplifiers up together to acheive one output with the combined power from both amplifiers ::::: Pretty much making one big amplifier.
Some amps are manufactored with the ability to be strapped, while others you would have to modd in order to strap them internally.
MrBrownstone on 03/10/2005 15:15:36
Richard Clark on www.carsound.com had a diagram for it. It's on that site's forum somewhere.
The idea is that any 2 TRUE MONO amplifiers could be strapped together as one combined amplifier. However, I would stick to 2 amplifiers that advertise their capability.
http://www.carsound.com/UBB/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=023304
compvr15s on 03/10/2005 19:45:05
i know my kicker kx 600.1s can be strapped together, although i have never done it. both amps came with a patch cable, smaller than rca, not sure what size is but claims to give 1200 watts to a minimun 4 ohm load.... not really sure which amp is used to to wire to sub or anything, havent really looked into it
MrBrownstone on 03/11/2005 15:01:25
I put the link at my above post. Again, unless you are competing in DB Drag, and need to put the maximum power to one voice coil, I see NO benefit in doing this.
Just plan your system correctly the first time, and purchase the appropriate amplifier/amplifiers.
In the case of buying smaller amps, you could just run them on separate speakers.
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