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Only if you are REALLY mad at them or they've been REALLY bad.. Usually grounding is a better punishment (NO pun inteded, ROFL), or even a good spanking once in a while, but I usually leave the belt on my waist.
If the voltage of both + and - of the amplifier produce the same magnitude voltage (or very close) when the amplifier plays a signal, then it can't.. If one of them doesn't fluctuate with music signal, then they can.
So just get out the multimeter and test at 60hz. Thats a very quick way to tell. But, if they don't have a built in phase switch, you'll need a phase invertor!
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I dont know about the 1000d but i have a 500d & you can bridge them together. if you take a hairdryer & heat the mtx sticker on the bottom up & slowly peel it back & take the bottom covers off look at the section on the inside of the amp where the rca jacks are you should see a set of jumpers & right beside those jumpers on each side of them it will say non inverted or inverted! put one on non inverted on one amp & the other on inverted & boom you can run 2 of them as a mono amp that will be very powerfull! & easily put the sticker back down & boom you still have warranty
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When I talked to the tech support manager at ces he told me that they do not make a bridging module becuase of such a small demand. He also told me about the jumpers, and a way to unregulate it, but wouldn't this be considered modifing the amp, and not allowed by db drag rules. Ohh they do make a crossover with a phase inverter.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought "modifing" was only possible if you added or removed something. Cause if's thats soo, then every time your crank your gain your "modifing" your amp But hey, some in of the rules in this sport are pretty F'up, so I wouldn't be surprised lol.
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the MTX 1000d is an unregulated amp (1000 watts at 12.5 volts 1500 watts at 14.4 volts) and if yopu buy 2 LSX-2 crossover and hit the invert switch on the crossover then yes you can bride them together
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I have answered this one a few times now. But, yes they can. The 2000 models can be done with no extra parts. You have to take them apart and flip something on the inside of the amp. You have to make sure you put it back on with glue though. People have done this and once you flip the switch around they can be bridged. but if that switch comes back you have a big fire. On the 2001 modles, the ones with the crome lookin thingies. You have to buy two MTX crossovers called LSX-2's like stated earlier. If you decide to do this you can call them and they will fax you the diagram. If you want I can scan it and email to whoever. I have tried these and both work. I have the early amps, I got 12 of the first ones. I know the new ones will work as well. I think the lsx-2's run around 150 each, so they are kind of spendy, but you only need 2 in order to run as many amps as you like. If anyone has any other questions feel free to ask.
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quote:Originally posted by deray: how would u unregulate the amps like ThaPlaya was saying i thought they were already unregulated
You are correct, it has an unregulated power supply. I think what he was referring to was the over voltage protection circuitry. The amp (I think?) shuts down to protect itself somewhere around 15.5 or 16 volts. If you could get around that, you could feed it 17 or even 18 volts, and get more power out of it.... that is... if it doenst fry on you
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The 2000 models can be bridged on the inside of the amp. The 2001 will need the LSX-2's. You can only run a 4 ohm load when strapped. They also say they will only run a 2 ohm load when by them selves. I am not sure if they will run 2 ohms when strapped. I have ran them at 3 ohms strapped but thats the lowest. The amps can handle 16v all day long for burps. Havent tried them for long periods of time there.
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