wiring dvc 4 ohm subs x6
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Topic: wiring dvc 4 ohm subs x6
Posted By: bwhvac065@aol.c
Subject: wiring dvc 4 ohm subs x6
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 12:21 AM
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 12:27 AM
Posted By: bwhvac065@aol.c
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 12:38 AM
Posted By: bwhvac065@aol.c
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 12:39 AM
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 5:56 AM
Posted By: bwhvac065@aol.c
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Posted By: j.reed
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 2:31 PM
You need to run series/ parallel. wire each sub to an 8 ohm load. The 2 VC per sub in series. Then run all the sub together in parallel to the amp. This will yield you a 1.33 ohm load. This is the lowest safe operating load for your amp using all coils.
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Posted By: j.reed
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 7:13 PM
i am an idiot wrote:
That is how he has the speakers connected.
Lets hope so. He said he has pos and neg of one VC together. They need to be crossed from one coil to the other. and the remaining pos and neg from each coil go to the amp. I know you know this i am an idiot. With him asking a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case maybe even more :)
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Posted By: bwhvac065@aol.c
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Posted By: bwhvac065@aol.c
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 8:47 PM
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Posted By: bwhvac065@aol.c
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Posted By: bwhvac065@aol.c
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Posted By: bwhvac065@aol.c
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Posted By: bwhvac065@aol.c
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Which of the following pictures looks more like what you have? Notice the top picture has 2 jumpers and the bottom picture has only one jumper.
| Option 1 (parallel) = 2 ohm load Voice coils wired in parallel Recommended Amplifier: Stable at 2 or 1 ohm mono |
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| Option 2 (series) = 8 ohm load Voice coils wired in series Recommended Amplifier: Stable at 4, 2, or 1 ohm mono |
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Posted By: bwhvac065@aol.c
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Posted By: j.reed
Date Posted: April 06, 2009 at 10:16 PM
bwhvac065@aol.c wrote:
well is it 1.66 or 1.33? cuz on the calculator on this web site it said it was 1.66 ohms. This works just fine but the amp is only half way up. I was told i need to wire them in paraell to be able to turn the amp up? Dont get me wrong its super loud now but i know the amp has more butt behind it.
Why do you need to turn the amp up? If you have it wired like in the pic, as i said that is the lowest ohm load wiring combo that is safe for the amp. Yes it is a 1.33 ohm load. 8 ohm per sub / 6 woofers = 1.33 . Which will give you the most power possible from your amp to the subs. Dont get hung up on the amp being at half gain. Half position does not mean you are getting half power. Gain is not a volume knob. Check out this topic on setting gain. https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp~TID~85479~PN~1
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