How to put subs in series

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Topic: How to put subs in series

Posted By: MAXMOUSE1983
Subject: How to put subs in series
Date Posted: November 26, 2002 at 1:57 PM

My name is Doug and i am wodering how to put my to Audiobahn 12's in a series like someone had told me. The subs are 8oms, I have them, I think in a series but i dont know.

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DOUG1983

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Posted By: the12volt
Date Posted: November 26, 2002 at 2:28 PM

Assuming you have two dual voice coil woofers and you are trying to connect each woofer's voice coils in series to each channel of a two channel amplifier, connect the positive from the left amplifier channel to positive of first voice coil of first woofer, negative of first voice coil of first woofer to positive of second voice coil of first woofer, negative of second voice coil to negative of left channel of amplifier. Connect the right channel of the amplifier to the second woofer as described above and shown below.

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If you're trying to do something different, just let us know.

Posted By: MAXMOUSE1983
Date Posted: November 26, 2002 at 3:18 PM

BUT I AM TRYING TO PUT THEM TOGETHER LIKE BOTH SUBS TOGETHER TO SEE IF I GET A BETTER SOUND]

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DOUG1983

Posted By: the12volt
Date Posted: November 26, 2002 at 4:11 PM

Doug, are you wanting to mount them in an isobaric configuration like this?

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Instead of mounting two of them like this?

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BTW, turn off your caps lock please.

Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: November 26, 2002 at 4:50 PM

Go to the Audiobahn web site https://www.audiobahninc.com and click on tech support toward the top right. They have all the wiring diagrams with the different kinds of configurations.