Oh Nooooo, has my sub been wired up wrong all this time?

[jeeper2269 10+ year member]

Well, I still don't know if everything was wired correctly to have the sub perform the way it should. Just always seemed like it should have been so much louder (more bass) than it did. Especially after watching videos on YouTube of guys putting the same sub in ported boxes and getting 144 db's

Don't get me wrong. I got the sub and sealed enclosure for the SQ. Just seems like it would be able to do better. Guess we will see soon

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

who wired the sub? do you have a multi meter?

 

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

If you don't know the ohm impedance than find a DMM and check. Then go to any sub wiring diagram on google and see if its correct. No one here is going to be able to tell you if its correct until you know the sub impedance.

 

[The_Quiet_One 10+ year member]

Ported is almost always considerably louder than sealed. You do have it ran in series. Once you figure out the impedance of the coils just add them together to get final impedance.

 

[jeeper2269 10+ year member]

When I checked it with the DMM, it shows 2 ohms for each voice coil.

 

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So...... If I had it wired the way I mantioned, was it wrong?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

A sealed box is nothing like ported in terms of output.

 

[jeeper2269 10+ year member]

I figured out the sub is 2 x 2 ohm. Each voice coil is 2 ohm. The diagram says I need to wire it in parrellel to get 1 ohm.

 

[big scott]

that means you have a d2 sub . yes parallel will give you 1 ohm load.

http://www.the12volt.com/12voltimages/1_2ohm_dvc_1ohm.gif

 

[big scott]

What's a DDM?
Sorry for the dumb question. I googled it and it doesn't come up

sorry i meant dmm . DIGITAL MULTIMETER.

 

[bigfluke 773]

Go to 12 volt wiring wizard and type in what ohm woofer u have and it will show u how to wire it.

This like is for your truck too

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

the sub is wired in series to 4 ohms. your only seeing 600 watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms

 

[jeeper2269 10+ year member]

So, by the looks of it, I can wire the sub in parrel and get 1 ohm