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<blockquote data-quote="AceAnderson" data-source="post: 8454640" data-attributes="member: 667008"><p>Here's the details:</p><p></p><p>99' Blazer</p><p></p><p>Pioneer X3700UI Head Unit</p><p></p><p>Stock 110 Amp Delco Alternator</p><p></p><p>Autocraft Silver Battery</p><p></p><p>Big 3 Upgrade done with 1/0 welding cable</p><p></p><p>2 Kicker L5 12's (06L5S12)</p><p></p><p>Hifonics BRZ 2400.1D Amplifier running 2400w @ .5 ohms</p><p></p><p>My Kickers are dual 2's, so I can only wire to 2 or .5 ohm. Meaning I can't get 2400 out of the amp (it's rating at 1 ohm). I decided to say f*** it and wire down to half ohm. Now I know efficiency goes right out the window with .5 ohm, but I wanna know if that's OK because I'm not demanding 3-4k out of it like most people would trying to double their power at .5 ohm. I'm just trying to get 2400 out of it, which is its max rating at 1 ohm, so, 2400 at .5 shouldn't be too bad should it?</p><p></p><p>I've been blasting em for a good hour now, and the amp gets a bit hot, but nothing extreme, no voice coil smell, no distortion. My voltage doesn't drop below 12v. Is this ok?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AceAnderson, post: 8454640, member: 667008"] Here's the details: 99' Blazer Pioneer X3700UI Head Unit Stock 110 Amp Delco Alternator Autocraft Silver Battery Big 3 Upgrade done with 1/0 welding cable 2 Kicker L5 12's (06L5S12) Hifonics BRZ 2400.1D Amplifier running 2400w @ .5 ohms My Kickers are dual 2's, so I can only wire to 2 or .5 ohm. Meaning I can't get 2400 out of the amp (it's rating at 1 ohm). I decided to say f*** it and wire down to half ohm. Now I know efficiency goes right out the window with .5 ohm, but I wanna know if that's OK because I'm not demanding 3-4k out of it like most people would trying to double their power at .5 ohm. I'm just trying to get 2400 out of it, which is its max rating at 1 ohm, so, 2400 at .5 shouldn't be too bad should it? I've been blasting em for a good hour now, and the amp gets a bit hot, but nothing extreme, no voice coil smell, no distortion. My voltage doesn't drop below 12v. Is this ok? [/QUOTE]
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