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Old 09-09-2005, 09:15 AM
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I have 2 Audiobahn 12's that are dual voice coil, I have a dual 12" speaker box that has only one terminal for speaker hook up. How do I wire these subs up inside the box?

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Old 09-09-2005, 10:29 AM
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Depends on what amp you are running and how many ohms each voice coil is. Lemme know that and Ill tell you how to wire it up.

More then likely it will be series each sub and then parallel them to the amp.

 
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Old 09-09-2005, 10:32 AM
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Nice diagram. Thats pretty much how ya do it. I have more diagrams in the stickies if you wanna take a look at that.
 
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Old 09-09-2005, 10:51 AM
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Heres the spec off Audiobahns website on my amp

A5100T
5.1 surround amplifier
Class A/B MOSFET — High Current Hybrid Circuitry
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THD: 0.02%
S/N Ratio: >100dB (+/- 1dB)
Frequency Response: 10Hz - 40KHz
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Bass boost @ 45Hz: 0-18dB
6-Channel RCA Input Connections
3-way Protection Circuitry: Thermal, Short Circuit and Overload
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Old 09-09-2005, 01:02 PM
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What is the OHM specs... we dont need all of that.
 
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Old 09-09-2005, 01:21 PM
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thats all it tells me
 
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Old 09-09-2005, 01:23 PM
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hmm.. we cant really tell unless we get the ohm specs. [&o]
 
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Old 09-09-2005, 02:29 PM
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Default RE: Wiring up dual voice coil subs

With 4 voice coils total, assuming they're 4 ohm, you're stuck with either a 4 ohm setup (LEVIII's diagram) or a 1 ohm setup (look in sticky for diagram), which your amps says it'll handle.

I think that everyone's asking you for the specs of your subs, not amp to make sure they're 4 ohm voice coils.
 
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Old 09-09-2005, 03:58 PM
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I have the 12's so I guess they are 4ohm coils


 
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Old 09-09-2005, 08:57 PM
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Looks to me like the amp can handle 1 ohm to so hook all the posatives to the 1 posative and all the negs to the one neg and youll be pounding at 1 ohm 800 watts.
 


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