How do you brige an amp ?

phd500
phd500 Posts: 75
I have a 4 channel amp and I want to brige it to be a 2 channel amp. I know its either right- to left+ or right+ left-, but I dont know wich one.
By the way it is a older model sony, if that matters. Thanks for any help
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited December 2001
    it has been awhile since i have done some car audio but if i remember correctly to bridge an amp you would

    take neg from one chnl connect to neg of speaker and take pos from opposite chnl and connect to pos of speaker.

    example:
    lft - to speak -
    rt + to speak +

    some one correct me if im wrong.
    some amps also are finicky and like to be bridged certian ways. some times it will say on the amp some where, or you might have a switch for stereo and mono
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited May 2005
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited May 2005
    on most amps it doesnt matter, on the ones that do matter, most of the time it is labeled on the amp. rarely is it only labeled in the manual
    just connect the plus from 1 channel and the neg from another and call it a day
    -Cody
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,804
    edited May 2005
    Originally posted by exalted512
    on most amps it doesnt matter, on the ones that do matter, most of the time it is labeled on the amp. rarely is it only labeled in the manual
    just connect the plus from 1 channel and the neg from another and call it a day
    -Cody

    No, it's not that simple. It is important to use the designed output otherwise you can blow up your output circuits or the powersupply.





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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited May 2005
    Originally posted by Jstas
    No, it's not that simple. It is important to use the designed output otherwise you can blow up your output circuits or the powersupply.





    Best thing to do is read the manual.

    Agreed.

    Now, anyone else think its weird that this 4 year old thread got bumped by someone posting "white power"?
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