Anonymous Posted on Feb 05, 2009

Rockford Punch HE2 wiring question.

I have a Rockford Fosgate HE2 12 inch dual channel 4 ohm sub with 400 rms and 800 peak power. I also have a Rockford Punch 401s 1200 watt amp. The amp has stereo and bridged output options. I found a wiring diagram on Rockford's site, and I am wondering which setup is the best for my system? http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp?submitted=true&woofer_qty=1&woofer_imp=4
Thanks for your help!

Anonymous Feb 06, 2009

It outputs 400 watts at 4 ohms bridged. So which configuration should I have it set up with from the website? Now I have it set up as: the input + and - are plugged into the first jacks, and then I have another wire running to the back to the other + and - jacks on the sub. So it is just wired in parallel, would this make the power any different? This is not shown on the website though. I want the best boom for the wiring.

Thanks for the update!
Anonymous Feb 06, 2009

Yes, I know how to bridge the amp, I am wondering how I should wire the SUB, go to this site, it shows the two methods I am inquiring about.

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/wo...

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If your sub will handle it, bridging it will give you more power. The best thing to do is to find out how much power the amp puts out ( RMS ) and if it is in your power handling range bridge it. It sounds better and gives you a harder punch because of more power.

Justin Duby Feb 06, 2009

Into the amp you need to run the + wire to one channel then the - wire to the other chanel. This will give you more power.
Justin Duby Feb 07, 2009

If your amp can be 2 ohms stable do this wiring and hook them in series.

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