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The speaker will not play wired in that manner.   What is the impedance of the voice coils?  Following are diagrams for parallel and series wiring.

Option 1 (parallel) = 2 ohm load Voice coils wired in parallel Recommended Amplifier: Stable at 2 or 1 ohm mono

Option 2 (series) = 8 ohm load Voice coils wired in series Recommended Amplifier: Stable at 4, 2, or 1 ohm mono

You left off the wire on the right side of the bottom picture.Let's Go Brandon Brown. Congratulations on your first Xfinity Series Win. LGBFJB

they are 4 ohm coils. maybe i mis-understand the picture? to me it looks like 1 + wire to one + terminal and one - wire to opposite - terminal

fyi im trying to get it 2ohm. the bottom is 8ohm no?

Top diagram is 2 ohm.  I stated you forgot the wire because that was the closest thing I could think of to what you described.Let's Go Brandon Brown. Congratulations on your first Xfinity Series Win. LGBFJB

So I had it correct for 2 Ohm correct? This setup should work in 2 Ohm no? http://www.caraudiomix.com/HIFONICS_BRUTUS_BXi1210D_1200W_Car_Amp_p/bxi1210d.htm http://www.crutchfield.com/S-GkupBrr2S54/p_500SWR1242/Alpine-SWR-1242D.html

According to what I read, you had an open circuit.  You ran signal to a positive wire of one coil, and you had the negative wire connected to the negative terminal of the other coil.  Without connecting the 2 remaining terminals together, there was no flow of current through your speaker.  The positve signal went into the positive of the coil and had no where to go.  The negative terminal of that coil was not connected to anything.Let's Go Brandon Brown. Congratulations on your first Xfinity Series Win. LGBFJB

oh i feel stupid now. i finally see the wire that connects the two + and two - terminals together. you were right, i had it wrong. thanks for beating it into me, lol!!

I hope I didn't bruise you up too bad.Let's Go Brandon Brown. Congratulations on your first Xfinity Series Win. LGBFJB