I've got two dual voice coil subs I'm trying to hook into a mono sub with two sets of speaker outputs.
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# 2 or 8 ohm impedance
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# 600W RMS output @ 2 ohms
I'm rather confused on how to hook these up. It's been a while since I've taken physics
My subs are 2 or 8 ohm, but dual-voice coil. Does this mean each hookup (each voice coil) is 1 ohm or 4 ohms? Will I have to hook these subs up in parallel?
Help please!
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wire the voice coils in parallel (neg to neg, pos to pos) on both subs. then wire the poss. of sub one to the + on the amp and the neg of sub two to the - of the amp. then take the remaining terminals of each sub and wire them together. so it goes:
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Each voice coil is 4 ohms.
If you wire those in parallel, it goes down to 2 ohms.
If you wire those in series, it goes up to 8 ohms.
Since you have 2 subs, you can wire it a couple different ways.
I think the best way to wire it would be to go for a 4 ohm load.
To get that you wire each of your subs to an 8 ohm load, then wire them in parallel together to get a 4 ohm load.
See this diagram.
You will be under powering them by a bit, but it is the best you will get with that setup.
When it says it is a 2ohm or 8ohm speaker what that means is each voice coil is 4 ohms.
And unlike the poster above me the correct answer is:
If you wire them in parallel 4(4)/4+4 = 2ohms
If you wire them in series 4ohms + 4 ohms = 8ohms
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What are you talking about?Originally Posted by hailrazer
When it says it is a 2ohm or 8ohm speaker what that means is each voice coil is 4 ohms.
And unlike the poster above me the correct answer is:
If you wire them in parallel 4(4)/4+4 = 2ohms
If you wire them in series 4ohms + 4 ohms = 8ohms
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He has 2 subs not 1.
Each sub is wired to 8 ohms.
You then wire the two subs in parallel for 4 ohms.
I am right, you are wrong.
I think you are missing the point I was making . You said
That is completely backwards. Series adds ohms . Parallel lowers ohmsIf you wire those in series, it goes down to 2 ohms.
If you wire those in parallel, it goes up to 8 ohms.
And I know he has 2 subs. 2 subs with 2 - 4ohm voice coils on each one.
I was just pointing out how wiring the two voice coils gives him either 2 or 8ohms on each speaker
oops.
I transposed my words.
I got it right here though
fixing.To get that you wire each of your subs to an 8 ohm load, then wire them in parallel together to get a 4 ohm load.
I knew you knew what you were talking about I just wanted to make sure the original poster had it figured out.
that will get you the same exact impedance as what i posted... just the other way around :-)Each voice coil is 4 ohms.
If you wire those in parallel, it goes down to 2 ohms.
If you wire those in series, it goes up to 8 ohms.
Since you have 2 subs, you can wire it a couple different ways.
I think the best way to wire it would be to go for a 4 ohm load.
To get that you wire each of your subs to an 8 ohm load, then wire them in parallel together to get a 4 ohm load.
See this diagram.
You will be under powering them by a bit, but it is the best you will get with that setup.
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Phaze TD1500 ~> Seas g18rnx/p
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My Car Pc Install
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