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Old 01-27-2006, 06:28 AM
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im looking at a Phoenix Gold R5.0:1 Octane mono block . any one know if it will run at 1 ohm?
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Old 01-27-2006, 06:45 AM
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no it will not. the xenon line can run 1 ohm. x600.1 or x1200.1
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Old 01-27-2006, 06:58 AM
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dam. the guys at phoenix gold kinda say it will but its not Recommended lol

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Old 01-27-2006, 08:31 AM
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http://www.phoenixgold.com/2004/octane-ramps.html

looks to me that it is 2 ohm. and that it says so on the web site. and i know for sure that it is not on any lit. im pretty sure that phoenix gold wouldn't say its 1 ohm stable. can i assume that you got that info from someone at the store level.

to my knowledge there have only been 2 series with 1 ohm stable. the xenon and the zpa series from a few years back.

if you go by the ILS rating im sure it'll do 1/4 ohm stable......for about 1 millionth of a second before it goes.

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Old 01-27-2006, 04:00 PM
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don't forget the M series

I've run my M25 for a couple hours at 1ohm on a sub with no problem
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Old 01-27-2006, 08:53 PM
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if u havent got the octane yet..go for the xenons...great amps...
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Old 01-27-2006, 11:16 PM
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Hey

I ran a ZX350 and ZX500 at 1 ohm 6 hours a day every day in one of my earlier cars for a 3 or 4 months. The 350 never shut down and the 500 only shut down once from overheating, but it was 34C out.

Have no idea about the Octanes though.

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Old 01-29-2006, 11:34 AM
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i've seen a r2.0:1 hooked up at 1 ohm, would go into protection as soon as it turned on

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