is 5.7 to low for a dual 6ohm sub?

[trunks9_us 10+ year member]

ok so i am measuring on the multimeter the ohms on my subs there suppose to be dual 6ohms well one subs is reading out 5.7 ohms on both voice coils could this be causing me a problem since i am running 3 of them to make a 4ohm load and if it goes under 4ohms it will go into protect cause it cant handle it so will this 5.7 ohm voice coil be my problem?

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[squeak12 10+ year member]

6 ohm is just nominal.

For example

a 2x4 of wood

The dimensions are actually 1.5 x 3.5 but its much simpler to just call it a 2x4. Actually the reasoning is in planing, sanding, etc., but thats another topic.

 

[trunks9_us 10+ year member]

ok so one sub is 5.7 one sub is 6.0 and one sub is 6.4 which one is the bad one? the 6.4 or the 5.7 cause the subs cut out has to be one of them.

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

thats a lot of variations.. usually there all under a bit or over a bit.. sounds like someone did a bad job winding the coil or somethin

 

[trunks9_us 10+ year member]

Hey guys since no one answer my other topic then answer this i am about to re wire them thinking maybe that they did not wire them up correctly so i notice when i put the negative to the positive on one side it gives me a ohm load but if i move the negative to the other side it give me nothing but then if i move the positive to the other side it gives me a read out again. so since i have to wire one + to one - should i be wiring it to the ones that give me a read out or the ones that dont? and when i say read out i mean ohms on my multimeter

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

It should be wired on each sub like this. VC stands for voice coil, or set of terminals.

VC1 (+) to VC2 (-)

Then you have VC1 (-) and VC2(+) left over on each sub.

Wire each (-) together and connect to the amp. Do the same for the (+).

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

Then hook the meter up to the final leads that would goto the amp and see what it reads.