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rt jam 
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Does your ohms reading jump around when you move the speaker cone?
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Are you asking if this is possible or normal? Yes, it can happen.

It has no bearing on the information you need by measuring the coil.

I know just enough to be dangerous. VERY dangerous.
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yes a moving speaker will make huge fluctuations in your meter reading.  HUGE

it does not even have to be visible motion.  when a speaker that is not being driven by some source of power, it is now a microphone, any sound it hears moes the voice coil and this causes the coil to produce voltage, this fluctuation in voltage will make your meter swing severely, from near a dead short to probably 5 times it's actual resistance.

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Thanks for explaining it. I first noticed it one a sub set up I'm not happy with, then when I checked some other speakers, they also moved around.

One pair I was checking was my Kicker Solobaric S12C's. One measured 8 but the other was 92 ohms. Does this mean it's blown?

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If you are getting an inconsistant reading that high, reconfirm with another meter and if its the same then yes you have a blown voice coil.
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I have a pair of Kicker Solobaric s12c subwoofers. One subwoofer measures 8 ohm, the other is measuring 92 ohms.

Does this mean it's blown? Why not an open circuit?

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Never had issue with open circuit if im checking the voice coil with sub out the box, check for any breaks at the terminal all the way inside the basket, but still sounds blown. I never recommend using just one side of speaker vc but has worked many times.
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A 92 ohm reading would lead me to believe that there is a problem with that coil.  You can safely use one voice coil of a dual voice coil woofer.  The speaker will handle around 75 percent of it's rated power handling.
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Another thing I forgot to mention. The 92ohm speaker seems to works well. They are wired in parallel and both speaker move the same, sound decent but that odd ohm reading.

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Connect only the 92 ohm coil.  Does it play like that?
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