Quick Wiring Question, Dual1 to 2ohm

[JeffreyG 10+ year member]

Quickly, I'm about to drop my new SSD 15 into the box I just finished building. I can not find any wiring diagrams for Dual 1 subs though.

I'm assuming that I would wire my Dual 1ohm sub to a 2ohm load the same way that one would wire a Dual 2ohm sub to a 4ohm load, correct? Pos to Neg (on sub) and then Pos to Terminal, neg to Terminal.

I'm sure this has been asked before but I couldnt find it and I just need some quick "yes" answers or "no" explanations.

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[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

yes that would be correct, wire the same way you would dual 2 ohm to a 4 ohm load

 

[JeffreyG 10+ year member]

ok, thanks for the quick reply

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

anytime

 

[JeffreyG 10+ year member]

I got the 12 gauge speaker wire in the mail today and I have more questions.

There are two wires within the 12g speaker wire. Do I only connect 1 of them per thing? The 2 wires are blue and copper, so how does it go?

Blue connected to sub positive and blue connected to sub negative, or is it blue to pos copper to neg? The blue to sub positive and blue to terminal positive?

If someone could give me some in depth wiring help for wiring a Dual 1 to a 2ohm that would be very appreciated.

 

[lostdaytomorrow 10+ year member]

I don't understand your question.

 

[JeffreyG 10+ year member]

I don't understand your question.

sorry, what I'm trying to say is that there are 2 wires within the 12 gauge wire and I'm asking is which one to connect to which thing on the subwoofer. I need to wire this Dual 1ohm subwoofer to a 2ohm load and I know that I need to wire the (sub)pos to (sub)neg on subwoofer and the (sub)pos to (terminal)pos, (sub)neg to (terminal)neg.

So the wire has a blue wire and copper wire within, how do I wire it?

 

[energizedsbs 10+ year member]

do you have a pic of the wire?... if it has writing on it use that for the +... i really dont understand stand what your asking... theres two wires ones a + and ones a-

 

[JeffreyG 10+ year member]

heres the wire:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KzAzGEwBPVu/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=183450&I=211UCT12

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

it doesnt matter what color goes to what terminal thats just to help you remember whats + and whats - so u dont have to keep checking

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

u use one side for + and one for minus, its very easy.

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31984

using the diagram for dvc4 =8ohm load.

 

[JeffreyG 10+ year member]

Ok, so following that diagram, when I run the + to - (both on the sub) do I use the same color wire or would I plug blue into + and then the copper into -

And also, that diagram is slightly different from this one:

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp?submitted=true&woofer_qty=1&woofer_imp=4

 

[JeffreyG 10+ year member]

ok to rephrase my last question. Lets say I'm using blue for negative - and copper for postive +.

When I'm running the negative on the sub to the positive on the sub, do I connect the blue to the nagative and copper to the positive? becuase that would mean that neither one would connect to anything on the end of the wire, so what would be the point? Do I just connect the blue to the positive and negative?

I'm referring to this diagram:http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp?submitted=true&woofer_qty=1&woofer_imp=4

 

[JeffreyG 10+ year member]

bump on how to wire the positive to the negative on sub

 

[energizedsbs 10+ year member]

you have the diagram.. if you cant wire that up take it to a shop bro...