2 10'' cvx and 1 mono amp?

[newyorkjets00 10+ year member]

ok so i know this amp is wayyy underpowered for the subs but its better than nothing.. i have 2 cvx 10's 600rms and then i have the rockford fosgate p3001

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/product_details.asp?cat_id=2&series_id=6&family_id=19&item_id=91949&locale=en_US

right now i just have one of them hooked up bridged but i wana hook both up that site shows ways to wire both 2 ohm subs to make a 2 ohm load.. what should i do, i know buy a new amp but i cant right now funds are low...lmk what you think. and how i should wire them up.

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[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

what's the wiring config of the subs, Dual 2ohm or dual 4ohm?

 

[newyorkjets00 10+ year member]

there dual 2 ohm sorry

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

wire both subs in series, then wire them together to get a 2ohm load. many websites including JL audio's has wiring diagrams on how to do it

 

[newyorkjets00 10+ year member]

that link i posted.. if u go down isnt that the right way? which coil do you bridge?

 

[newyorkjets00 10+ year member]

anyone there

 

[benchambers80]

Those subs could use more power

 

[newyorkjets00 10+ year member]

well i know that but for now how should i hook em up.. like this? do you bridge coil 2 on both of them?

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard/2_2ohmDVC_2ohm.gif

 

[01 S 10 10+ year member]

go with the third configuration down on that link you posted, giving you a 2 ohm load = 300 rms.

right now do you have the one sub wired to 4 or 1ohm? Im assuming 4 ohm, so you would be doubling you power and doubling the cone area adding the second sub, should be much better.

STILL NEED MORE POWER! look into the kicker zx1000 or something along those lines.

well i know that but for now how should i hook em up.. like this? do you bridge coil 2 on both of them?http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard/2_2ohmDVC_2ohm.gif

yes.. that is correct

 

[newyorkjets00 10+ year member]

so just bridge coil 2 then run the positive wires to the amp and bridge it right?

 

[fanninator 10+ year member]

go to the12volt . com and read a little.

 

[newyorkjets00 10+ year member]

i did.. im looking at the wiring diagram on there now.. i still dont understand the whole bridge part.. i know you got coil 1 on one side with a positve and negative and then coil 2 with a postive and negative.. so which do i run to the amp and which do i bridige which coil i mean?

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

so just bridge coil 2 then run the positive wires to the amp and bridge it right?

I don't like that diagram from RF..... I like this one...

2 DVC drivers with Voice Coils in Series / Parallel

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=161

So that's how you should wire it.

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

You're not bridging coils.... part of the problem is your terminology is confusing the issue. Bridging is for amps. Your mono amp will not be bridged.

What you want is a 'jumper', or a short piece of wire to connect your coils... I think is what you mean by 'bridging' but it's not the same thing.

That JL diagram shows you exactly how to wire it.... on each sub, coil 2 is on top, coil 1 is on bottom.

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

Read up at that site on what the difference is between series and parallel.... in this example each sub will have its coils wired in series, then the subs themselves will be wired in parallel to the amp.

Think of the direction of electricity flow.... just look at one sub in that JL diagram... the power goes through the sub in this direction -

amp+ --> +1 --> -1 --> +2 --> -2 --> amp-

 

When you hook up the second sub in parallel, it'll run the same way, just be split between the two subs.