bigtimechips
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I'm currently in a bit of a predicament. I purchased a Polk MM840 8" 4 ohm single voice coil subwoofer for my vehicle as a direct replacement to the factory supplied component per someone elses recommendations.
My vehicle sound system is run by a Kicker amplifier (77KICK30.AC) as an eight-channel 368W amplifier used mainly in Chrysler products. There is no data sheet for me to reference anywhere I've searched online.
Unfortunately, when having removed the stock 8" subwoofer from the supplied enclosure I discovered it is a dual voice coil sub. I'd like to wire up the single voice coil to my current system but have no way to verify the amplifiers output seeing as I can't locate a data sheet. Therefor, I have no idea how to hook up the single voice coil to run on a 4 ohm load. I do have a simple voltmeter in the garage, can it be of any use in determining this information?
Would someone kindly be able to instruct me as to how to wire up the subwoofer properly for 4 ohm? There are component speakers in the front of the vehicle, standard speakers in the rear, and the subwoofer in the trunk. I'm assuming the subwoofer is supplied a left and right channel from the amp? (I see two white/black connectors with wiring on each side of the original enclosure which connect to each voice coil of the stock subwoofer).
Is there any way to verify the ohm output of the stock amplifier wiring with the voltmeter? What's the ideal wiring setup for this situation?
I apologize for my ignorance. Your assistance is much appreciated!
I'm currently in a bit of a predicament. I purchased a Polk MM840 8" 4 ohm single voice coil subwoofer for my vehicle as a direct replacement to the factory supplied component per someone elses recommendations.
My vehicle sound system is run by a Kicker amplifier (77KICK30.AC) as an eight-channel 368W amplifier used mainly in Chrysler products. There is no data sheet for me to reference anywhere I've searched online.
Unfortunately, when having removed the stock 8" subwoofer from the supplied enclosure I discovered it is a dual voice coil sub. I'd like to wire up the single voice coil to my current system but have no way to verify the amplifiers output seeing as I can't locate a data sheet. Therefor, I have no idea how to hook up the single voice coil to run on a 4 ohm load. I do have a simple voltmeter in the garage, can it be of any use in determining this information?
Would someone kindly be able to instruct me as to how to wire up the subwoofer properly for 4 ohm? There are component speakers in the front of the vehicle, standard speakers in the rear, and the subwoofer in the trunk. I'm assuming the subwoofer is supplied a left and right channel from the amp? (I see two white/black connectors with wiring on each side of the original enclosure which connect to each voice coil of the stock subwoofer).
Is there any way to verify the ohm output of the stock amplifier wiring with the voltmeter? What's the ideal wiring setup for this situation?
I apologize for my ignorance. Your assistance is much appreciated!