How many terminal cups

[SEVEN_ELEVEN 10+ year member]

So I finally got my box built for my 2 4ohm CVR's. I need to wire them down to 1 ohm. Should I just put one terminal cup in the box or can I go with two. Ive looked at the wiring diagram but im not sure whether I can use the two cups that I bought. Thanks

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[jeepintn 10+ year member]

u can use as many cups as you want, i have seen people with DVC subs use one cup per coil for easier changing of the wiring config

 

[SEVEN_ELEVEN 10+ year member]

Then how would I wire the subs inside the box??? From looking at the diagram in the sticky I cant figure out how they could be wired.

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

all positives will share a positive terminal and all negatives will share a negative terminal...use as many cups as you want but you only really need one

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Then how would I wire the subs inside the box??? From looking at the diagram in the sticky I cant figure out how they could be wired.

You would wire each sub to 2 ohms, by wiring the + and - of each coil together. Then wire the + and - of the exterior terminals together, and a + off one to the amp, and a - off the other.

 

[SEVEN_ELEVEN 10+ year member]

Can I run two sets of wires coming out of the amp into the single terminal? My amp isnt bridgeable.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Can I run two sets of wires coming out of the amp into the single terminal? My amp isnt bridgeable.

I guess, if it's a mono, but why would you want to do that?

what amp?

 

[SEVEN_ELEVEN 10+ year member]

The amp is a Power Acoustik A2100DB. It has two sets of hookups and i dont think it can be bridged. I did some looking around and cant find anywhere that says it can be bridged.

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

You would wire each sub to 2 ohms, by wiring the + and - of each coil together. Then wire the + and - of the exterior terminals together, and a + off one to the amp, and a - off the other.

That would give you 8 ohms at each sub. You want to wire the + to the + of each coil and then all of them together.

The amp is a Power Acoustik A2100DB. It has two sets of hookups and i dont think it can be bridged. I did some looking around and cant find anywhere that says it can be bridged.

That's the D series on Power Accoustik. While it may look like there are two seperate terminals, it's really just one (they're internally bridged). The amp is 1 ohm stable.

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

I love my terminals...saves tons of time when wiring subs. I can change The VC wiring with ease.

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[SEVEN_ELEVEN 10+ year member]

That's the D series on Power Accoustik. While it may look like there are two seperate terminals, it's really just one (they're internally bridged). The amp is 1 ohm stable.

So if i just one one set of wires out of one side it would get the same power as it would if it was bridged??

 

[SEVEN_ELEVEN 10+ year member]

Also with the amp wiring kit I bought it only came with 12 ga. speaker wire. Is this big enough or should I buy something bigger? If so, how big?? Thanks for the replies.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

That would give you 8 ohms at each sub. You want to wire the + to the + of each coil and then all of them together.


That's the D series on Power Accoustik. While it may look like there are two seperate terminals, it's really just one (they're internally bridged). The amp is 1 ohm stable.

I said wire the + and - of each coil together, meaning both +'s would be wired together and both -'s. Rereading what I wrote it isn't so clear...

Just had to clear that up, so you guys don't think I'm like...a jack *** or something //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

And 12 guage wiring is fine for your power.

 

[SEVEN_ELEVEN 10+ year member]

That's the D series on Power Accoustik. While it may look like there are two seperate terminals, it's really just one (they're internally bridged). The amp is 1 ohm stable.

So if I just run one set of wires out of the amp it will get the same power as if it was bridged???