dvc wiring
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Topic: dvc wiring
Posted By: ibanez59er
Subject: dvc wiring
Date Posted: July 10, 2012 at 11:29 PM
I need to wire 4 dvc woofers. Each woofer has a 4ohm vc and a 2 ohm vc.
I am trying to keep the impedence no lower than 2 ohms. Is this possible
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Posted By: auto enhancers
Date Posted: July 11, 2012 at 12:42 AM
No this is not possible as they either have 2 4 ohm coils or 2 2 ohm coils.
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 11, 2012 at 7:34 AM
It is possible to wire all 4 with a final load of greater than 2 ohms. What kind of woofer is this with 2 different impedance voice coils? I have seen this in the commercial end, but never in an automotive driver.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 11, 2012 at 7:37 AM
Using the 2 ohm coils, wire each pair in series, for a 4 ohm per pair load. Parallel those at the amp for a 2 ohm load.
Posted By: ibanez59er
Date Posted: July 11, 2012 at 8:42 AM
It is actually for a home project. I thought this forum would be some help. These are Watkins DVC woofers used in older infinity speakers. Any ideas??
Posted By: tommy...
Date Posted: July 11, 2012 at 9:31 AM
i am an idiot wrote:
Using the 2 ohm coils, wire each pair in series, for a 4 ohm per pair load. Parallel those at the amp for a 2 ohm load.
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: July 11, 2012 at 9:57 AM
4 ohms + 2 ohm on each speaker in series = 6 ohms. Qty 2 @ 6-ohms in parallel = 3-ohms load on the amp. To wire all 4 onto the same amp channel, wire the sets in series (although I recommend using a stereo amp with each set @ 3-ohms per channel.) ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 11, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Generally they intend you use only one of the coils.
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: July 11, 2012 at 5:59 PM
i am an idiot wrote:
Generally they intend you use only one of the coils.
Is that right? Well then that makes it easy... ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: ibanez59er
Date Posted: July 11, 2012 at 6:24 PM
DYohn] wrote:
i am an idiot wrote:
Generally they intend you use only one of the coils.
Is that right? Well then that makes it easy...
Yea that doesn't work. Not even close
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 11, 2012 at 7:11 PM
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