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by solacedagony » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:46 pm

Why do that work if you already have them in series inside?
Just parallel them from the outside.

Edit: And no, your parallel wiring is wrong on your inside box wiring.

ok

by andrewn721 » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:21 am

alright cool thanks, and that drawing is correct for my situation?

by audiobass10 » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:20 am

It's fine to run the wires through a small hole in your enclosure. Just use liquid nails or some sort of sealant around to plug the whole aorund the wires.

hmm another possibility?

by andrewn721 » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:50 am

is it possible for me to just drill a small hole in the chamber wall so i can run wires from sub to sub to make it parallel. heres an image that i think.

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/clo/222162940.html

or will drilling a hole cause an effect on how the subs are played?

by solacedagony » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:34 am

Those will both provide the same impedance (left is wired in parallel, right is wired in stereo, which should be in parallel then by the amp's jacks).
Are your coils wired in series inside? (Next time draw the +, - on the sub NEXT to each other, like they are on the sub. They're not on the corners of the sub :) ) 8ohms and 8 ohms in parallel = 4 ohms, so yes, you should have the correct impedance. A good way to double check is to measure the impedance on a multimeter.

ok i think i understand

by andrewn721 » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:48 pm

from the options you said, i drew up pics of what i think you are talking aboout

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/clo/222162940.html

those ways will both provide 4 ohm loads on the amp?

if im wrong im probably going to give up so thanks everyone that tried to help and sorry for the questions

by two4fifteen » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:39 am

reading your question again, wire each sub in series to the terminal cup on the enclosure. now, you have a choice. you can either wire the two terminal cups together on the outside of the box in parallel and connect one to the amp. or you can just connect each terminal cup to each terminal on the amp, since you said there are two sets. and someone please correct me if im wrong, but like i said before, i believe the two sets of terminals on your amp are wired in parallel internally, so it would act the same as wiring the two terminal cups on the box in parallel.

by brent » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:30 am

Check out http://www.bcae1.com and also check out http://www.the12volt.com Great information for beginners with great drawings.

by two4fifteen » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:21 am

are they single voice coil (SVC) or dual voice coil (DVC)? the "d" in w3d4 leads me to believe they are dual voice coil. in which case, we already explained in your last thread how to wire them.

here's some diagrams. http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=161

if you want just 300w rms to each sub, do series/parallel. that will present a 4 ohm load to the amp.

by solacedagony » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:40 am

Yea, I'm pretty sure you got a bunch of replies in the other one.

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