Dual 4 ohm subs to monoblock

[jparmyguy]

I have 2, 4ohm kicker 12in. They are placed in a dual enclosure with separate box terminals for each one. What impeadance would i get, and is it ok, that i have 4 wires coming out of the mono block amp to go to each box terminal individually. Do I need to wire them so that only 2 wires are going into the mono block amp?

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[jersyn82]

What's the amp? Just google it you'll find plenty of info

 

[jparmyguy]

What's the amp? Just google it you'll find plenty of info

This is the amp

Precision Power PPI i650.1 650W Monoblock iON Series Class D Digital Amplifier

 

[jparmyguy]

What's the amp? Just google it you'll find plenty of info

I am just really confused about some of the terminology

 

[BoogerMan]

Here you go man. Exact same situation as yours. Read through this thread and it should answer your question.

Hooking up subs to mono block amp - Electrical-battery- Alternators- Wiring - SMD Forum

Specifically, this post:

"well its quite simple.

two separate chambers means two wires coming from the box.

which is why there are two + and two - on mono block amps.

lets take two 4 ohm DVC subs in a separate chamber box.

sub 1: coil 1 + to coil 2 +

sub 1: coil 1 - to coil 2 -

Ohm load = 2.

sub 2: coil 1 + to coil 2 +

sub 2: coil 1 - to coil 2 -

Ohm load = 2.

now what i do is i like to keep it neat, so i go buy two terminal cups since it is a separate chamber box.

mount the terminal cups to the box. (one per chamber since it is a separate chamber box)

run two cables from each of the subs to the terminal cup.

Sub 1:

one from the positive to the red side of the terminal cup.

one from the negative to the black side of the terminal cup.

Sub 2:

one from the positive to the red side of the terminal cup.

one from the negative to the black side of the terminal cup.

each sub is now wired at 2 ohm. each sub is now in parallel.

now you will need two more cables PER SUB.

Sub 1:

positive from the terminal cup to positive on the amp.

negative from the terminal cup to negative on the amp.

your amp now sees a 2 ohm load.

Sub 2:

positive from the terminal cup to positive on the amp.

negative from the terminal cup to negative on the amp.

your amp now sees a 1 ohm load.

these subs are now wired in parallel/parallel.

this is the only way to do it besides drilling a hole in the middle of the box and running two cables over to the other sub."

 

[jparmyguy]

Here you go man. Exact same situation as yours. Read through this thread and it should answer your question.
Hooking up subs to mono block amp - Electrical-battery- Alternators- Wiring - SMD Forum

Thanks so it should be fine to do that but im kinda confused if it will drop it to a 1ohm load or 2 ohm because the minimum my amp can handle is 2 ohm

 

[jparmyguy]

Here you go man. Exact same situation as yours. Read through this thread and it should answer your question.
Hooking up subs to mono block amp - Electrical-battery- Alternators- Wiring - SMD Forum

Specifically, this post:

"well its quite simple.

two separate chambers means two wires coming from the box.

which is why there are two + and two - on mono block amps.

lets take two 4 ohm DVC subs in a separate chamber box.

sub 1: coil 1 + to coil 2 +

sub 1: coil 1 - to coil 2 -

Ohm load = 2.

sub 2: coil 1 + to coil 2 +

sub 2: coil 1 - to coil 2 -

Ohm load = 2.

now what i do is i like to keep it neat, so i go buy two terminal cups since it is a separate chamber box.

mount the terminal cups to the box. (one per chamber since it is a separate chamber box)

run two cables from each of the subs to the terminal cup.

Sub 1:

one from the positive to the red side of the terminal cup.

one from the negative to the black side of the terminal cup.

Sub 2:

one from the positive to the red side of the terminal cup.

one from the negative to the black side of the terminal cup.

each sub is now wired at 2 ohm. each sub is now in parallel.

now you will need two more cables PER SUB.

Sub 1:

positive from the terminal cup to positive on the amp.

negative from the terminal cup to negative on the amp.

your amp now sees a 2 ohm load.

Sub 2:

positive from the terminal cup to positive on the amp.

negative from the terminal cup to negative on the amp.

your amp now sees a 1 ohm load.

these subs are now wired in parallel/parallel.

this is the only way to do it besides drilling a hole in the middle of the box and running two cables over to the other sub."

I read that but my subs are single coil so would it only drop down to 2? Like they only have one red and one black each

 

[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

Are the kicker subs dual 4 ohm or single 4?

If they're dual 4 your load may be 1 ohm final or 4 ohm final. If they're single 4 ohm your final load will be 2 ohm.

Pull one of the subs out and determine if it's single or dual voice coil

 

[BoogerMan]

Thanks so it should be fine to do that but im kinda confused if it will drop it to a 1ohm load or 2 ohm because the minimum my amp can handle is 2 ohm

Without taking the subs out of the box and looking at how they are wired, it will be hard to answer your question.

4 ohm DVC subs can be wired to a 2 ohm or 8 ohm load individually.

If your subs are wired to a 2 ohm load each and you plug Sub1 wire to the first positive and negative on your amp and then Sub2 to the second positive and negative on your amp, then the amp will see a 1 ohm load which would not be good if your amp is only stable down to 2 ohm.

However, if your subs are wired to a 8 ohm load each, then connecting the wires the same was as I just mentioned will put a 4 ohm load on the amp which would be stable.

 

[jparmyguy]

Are the kicker subs dual 4 ohm or single 4?
If they're dual 4 your load may be 1 ohm final or 4 ohm final. If they're single 4 ohm your final load will be 2 ohm.

Pull one of the subs out and determine if it's single or dual voice coil

Single because it only has one black and one red per sub.

 

[BoogerMan]

I read that but my subs are single coil so would it only drop down to 2? Like they only have one red and one black each

My bad, I just saw that they are SVC. I thought they were DVC from the title but by dual you meant 2 subs.

So yeah the amp will see a 2 ohm load which will be what you want.

 

[jparmyguy]

My bad, I just saw that they are SVC. I thought they were DVC from the title but by dual you meant 2 subs.
So yeah the amp will see a 2 ohm load which will be what you want.

Ok my bad sorry im not the best typer. If it was a dual coil it would have 2 reds and 2 blacks on each sub

 

[BoogerMan]

Ok my bad sorry im not the best typer. If it was a dual coil it would have 2 reds and 2 blacks on each sub

Yes if it was a DVC sub, it would have 2 red terminals and 2 black terminals