how do you fit so many wires in a sub terminal

[kalkx 10+ year member]

I have 2 sa-12s and im just curious on how people fit 3 speaker wires into one tiny terminal i can fit them but its not secure at all and has already came out on me once is there any special procedure i have to do or do i just have to make it fit?

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[quackhead 10+ year member]

box terminal or amp terminal?....and why 3 sets of wires for 2 subs, or am I missing something?

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

where are you asking about where the wire goes? into the voice coil or the amp input?

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

Indeed what kind of terminal? Also, if it is an enclosure terminal which side are you talking about?

If you are talking about on the sub then rewire your setup so your junctions happen in another place.

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

also, what is the ohm ratings on the voice coils. are they dual 2 or dual 4? and what is the final ohm load your looking to achieve when running to the amp? somethings not right if you have 3 going into one

 

[av83 10+ year member]

Wire sub to sub, and then run it to the amp.... Done.

 

[kalkx 10+ year member]

they are dual 4 ohm subs and im wiring down to 1 ohm. 1 sub I have to wire each voice coil together plus the other sub plus the wire going to the amp so altogether thats 3 wires in one terminal

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

So you are talking about at the sub/coil.

Well here is the easiest way to do this.

Jump one coil over to the other. Then run a wire from one of the coils to the enclosure terminal. Do the same for the other driver. Then you can solder or use a connector to wire up those two wires to the enclosure terminal.

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

One way I have used in the past was to use two distrubtion blocks. One for all of the + cables and one for all the - cables. You can usually find single input with quad outputs for really cheap.

Xscorpion GDB1248P Platinum Ground Distribution Block

I like using these when using 8 gauge speaker wire

**** now that I think about it, I am gonna use this for my new build. Another $15, this build is gonna nickel and dime me to death

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

So you are talking about at the sub/coil.

Well here is the easiest way to do this.

Jump one coil over to the other. Then run a wire from one of the coils to the enclosure terminal. Do the same for the other driver. Then you can solder or use a connector to wire up those two wires to the enclosure terminal.

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That way you will reduce down from 3 to 2 wires per voice coil will the 2nd voice coil on the other side will just have 1

 

[kalkx 10+ year member]

so instead of wiring the two subs together at the sub terminal you are saying for instance take a wire from the positive of one sub and the positive of the other sub and just solder them together and it will work correct?

So you are talking about at the sub/coil.

Well here is the easiest way to do this.

Jump one coil over to the other. Then run a wire from one of the coils to the enclosure terminal. Do the same for the other driver. Then you can solder or use a connector to wire up those two wires to the enclosure terminal.

 

[quackhead 10+ year member]

how much power are you running and what size wire are you using?

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

yep, you can configure it so only two wires land on a single terminal. or you can use bolts on the box (instead of a standard terminal) and bring all four wires into a single point there with one connection on each sub terminal.