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Series then parallel versus Parallel then series wiring
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<blockquote data-quote="R/T Pimp" data-source="post: 4938815" data-attributes="member: 572726"><p>Exactly.</p><p></p><p>Simpler if you parallel the coils and then series the subs you will end up with very bad phase issues. One sub basically will be getting most of the power because when you series the subs with the coils paralleled all the power will go through the first subs coils before getting to the next sub. So you will heat the one sub up badly because all the power is going through (for example) 100 feet of 18 gauge wire being the voice coil then going to the next sub. Hope that makes more sense. Now if you are working with single voice coil setups it is not as noticeable but for a 2 sub set up it is very noticeable if you are running a lot of power.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="R/T Pimp, post: 4938815, member: 572726"] Exactly. Simpler if you parallel the coils and then series the subs you will end up with very bad phase issues. One sub basically will be getting most of the power because when you series the subs with the coils paralleled all the power will go through the first subs coils before getting to the next sub. So you will heat the one sub up badly because all the power is going through (for example) 100 feet of 18 gauge wire being the voice coil then going to the next sub. Hope that makes more sense. Now if you are working with single voice coil setups it is not as noticeable but for a 2 sub set up it is very noticeable if you are running a lot of power. [/QUOTE]
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