Subwoofer Wiring

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: May 16, 2024 at 10:10 PM

Topic: Subwoofer Wiring

Posted By: bigwest4085
Subject: Subwoofer Wiring
Date Posted: June 01, 2006 at 7:57 PM

I have a 2 mofo-12 subwoofers and i hooked them up the way caromdain.com said to and it did not work....so i just hooked up one of the voice coils and left the other empty and that workds... so there is a empty + and a -....with that loose me power because i only have one set of coils hooked up? How should i do it?

Thank you...

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: June 01, 2006 at 8:03 PM

What is the impedance rating of the woofers and what amp are you using?

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Posted By: bigwest4085
Date Posted: June 01, 2006 at 8:09 PM

Impedance is dual 2 ohms....and the amp i will be using is the Power Acoustik A3000db

Subwoofer: https://www.cardomain.com/item/POWMOFO12
Amp : https://www.cardomain.com/item/POWA3000DB

thank you..

i have 2 of those subwoofer by the way

Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: June 01, 2006 at 8:29 PM

OK. The best wiring option for you is a net 2-ohm load, like this:

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Posted By: bigwest4085
Date Posted: June 01, 2006 at 9:17 PM

Thank you it works at louds alot better :)

Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: June 01, 2006 at 9:41 PM

Cool. :)

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Posted By: bigwest4085
Date Posted: June 04, 2006 at 5:41 PM

do u see on the diragram where the plus goes to the negitive...should i use a plus or negitive wire for that??

Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: June 04, 2006 at 5:54 PM

bigwest4085 wrote:

do u see on the diragram where the plus goes to the negitive...should i use a plus or negitive wire for that??

There is no such thing as a + or - wire. Wire is wire. Use whatever you have handy.

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