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[BoomBoxStereo 10+ year member]

do i need to have two speaker wires running into the + and - terminals like this diagram says? wouldn't putting two seperate wires into one terminal be unsafe? if i plan on putting in 8 gauge speaker wire i don't think two ends of 8 gauge wire will fit into one terminal... help me better understand this. i'm brain farting. it's late...

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[RicksI30 10+ year member]

All negatives go to the negative on the amp, and all positives go to the positive on the amp.

 

[BoomBoxStereo 10+ year member]

All negatives go to the negative on the amp, and all positives go to the positive on the amp.

but what i'm saying is that (on the left sub in the diagram) it appears that two seperate wires go into the top left positive terminal. is that correct?

 

[RicksI30 10+ year member]

but what i'm saying is that (on the left sub in the diagram) it appears that two seperate wires go into the top left positive terminal. is that correct?

Yes that connects the positives from the other sub (wire 1) and the positive from the other coil (wire 2).

 

[BoomBoxStereo 10+ year member]

Yes that connects the positives from the other sub (wire 1) and the positive from the other coil (wire 2).

okay just wanted to make sure i wasn't going to fry anything if i put two seperate wires into the one terminal... but now if i switch to 8-gauge speaker wire, how will two different 8-gauge wires both fit into the tiny positive terminal on the sub?

 

[RicksI30 10+ year member]

okay just wanted to make sure i wasn't going to fry anything if i put two seperate wires into the one terminal... but now if i switch to 8-gauge speaker wire, how will two different 8-gauge wires both fit into the tiny positive terminal on the sub?

8 gauge is WAY overkill, unless you are running tons of power and chasing .10's. And it will not fit in most terminals.

 

[BoomBoxStereo 10+ year member]

8 gauge is WAY overkil, unless you are running tons of power and chasing .10's.

okay i was just going to use 8 because i have extra 8 laying around... right now i'm using 14, i figured the 8 would be better.

 

[RicksI30 10+ year member]

okay i was just going to use 8 because i have extra 8 laying around... right now i'm using 14, i figured the 8 would be better.

I can assure you that you would not hear a difference between the two.

 

[BoomBoxStereo 10+ year member]

I can assure you that you would not hear a difference between the two.

my amp has two positive inputs, and two negative inputs (for speaker wire)... should i use both sets of positive and negative on the amp, or just one (for one ohm)?

here's my amp................

 

[NuckinFutz 10+ year member]

I just used the ones in the middle to wire mine. Just use one, its all connected inside.

 

[RicksI30 10+ year member]

Yeah I usually only use one but it doesn't matter.

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

okay just wanted to make sure i wasn't going to fry anything if i put two seperate wires into the one terminal... but now if i switch to 8-gauge speaker wire, how will two different 8-gauge wires both fit into the tiny positive terminal on the sub?

8 gauge FTW.... lol

connect the 2 8 gauge wires togerther then take another single wire. connect the 2 wires to the single wire and run the single one into the amp. thats what i had to do with my temp amp i have in now because the terminals were 2 small for my 6ga or 8ga speaker wire.

 

[BoomBoxStereo 10+ year member]

8 gauge FTW.... lolconnect the 2 8 gauge wires togerther then take another single wire. connect the 2 wires to the single wire and run the single one into the amp. thats what i had to do with my temp amp i have in now because the terminals were 2 small for my 6ga or 8ga speaker wire.

what do you mean?

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

what do you mean?

does you sub have 8ga direct leads? like the 8ga is cant be removed from the sub?

 

[BoomBoxStereo 10+ year member]

does you sub have 8ga direct leads? like the 8ga is cant be removed from the sub?

no i just have spring terminals... standard SA12's