How to wire 2 JL 12w3 (4ohm) to jl 500/1 amp

[atown 10+ year member]

I'm not sure which way to wire these subs, I've never had a monoblock amp before and the subs I had previously didn't have the 2 sets of connectors.

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[atown 10+ year member]

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=2&I=42

I'm guessing like this?

 

[pjhabit 10+ year member]

Correct, use option 2. You don't need to use both of the amps terminals.

If you were to use both terminals at the amp, you would still wire them in series (just separately, not together). As the terminals are connected in parallel inside the amp.

 

[atown 10+ year member]

alright great, so with the ++-- on the amp I just use 1 + and 1 -

like ++ --?

 

[pjhabit 10+ year member]

alright great, so with the ++-- on the amp I just use 1 + and 1 -
like ++ --?

Yep, I use the + & - farthest left, but it shouldn't make a difference in whichever you use.

Just to be sure...they are 4 ohm DVC's & not SVC's, correct?

 

[atown 10+ year member]

Yup they are dual voice coil. Glad that's all figured out, thanks for the help habit

 

[atown 10+ year member]

Is the big 3 upgrade necessary for a setup like this?

I have everything wired but the subs only hit for about 10-20 seconds at a time and then they'll go off for about 30 and come back on. I've never had to do the big 3 but I've never had an amp that was rated this high.