why wont these stupid subs wire to 1 ohm?

[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

I would guess you accidentally wired them in series...? No way they would read 4 ohm each and then go up to 8ohm if wired properly.

How would I accidentally wire them in series? + to + and - to -. Lol.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

How would I accidentally wire them in series? + to + and - to -. Lol.

i think that's parallel

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

2 dual 4s cant wire to 2 ohms... hence u dont have dual 4s. u probly have dual 2s and are wired to .5

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

what amp?? make and model?

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

2 dual 4s cant wire to 2 ohms... hence u dont have dual 4s. u probly have dual 2s and are wired to .5

well if you could follow the thread you would realize how stupid that just sounded. they are piece of **** kicker l5 12s. both are dual 4, no **** 2 dual 4s cant wire to 2 ohms, but they are actually it goes 1.8 to 2.3 it fluxuates. this is why it doesnt make sense

 

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what amp?? make and model?

its jus a little kicker kx1200.1 i picked up the other day.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

does the amp stay turned on at 1ohm?

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

does the amp stay turned on at 1ohm?

yeah just doesnt do anything, it powered a d2 sub at 1 ohm. these will even work at .5

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

the fuck? i'm still standing by the individual coil theory. Does one read way way lower than 4?

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

the fuck? i'm still standing by the individual coil theory. Does one read way way lower than 4?

idr when i checked this morning i was hungover and half awake. i dont feel like pulling them out again. its ****** cold outside. ill have to to it tomorrow

 

[manyhobbies 10+ year member]

I have 4 dual2 subs. I run 2 in a series and then parallel to the the amp and the other 2 set up the same way to the amp on 1 channel. My set up reads like 1.5-1.7 but they do play perfectly. I would almost have to think that there is a coil not right. I would pull them and check each coil and move the cone while reading, I think you may be getting a short somewhere, coils or wiring. So be sure to check all the wiring again.

Russ

coils are good. they play fine, but its retarded they wire to 2 ohms 2 dual 4s shouldnt do that?

 

[rumdada 10+ year member]

yeah just doesnt do anything, it powered a d2 sub at 1 ohm. these will even work at .5

hmmm intreseting i have a soundstream 1700w amp and it powers up but no sound and i got my subs @ 1 ohm maybe its some with the amp not being able to play @ 1ohm???

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Nominal (advertised) impedance, and actual impedance, are almost always different.

Wiring the coils one way will halve their impedance, wiring the other way will make them cumulative (double). This is physics, and every speaker referred to in this thread follows the laws of physics. If yours appears not to, its either human error, or testing device error.

Box rise wont affect the impedance of the speakers if they aren't playing.

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

Nominal (advertised) impedance, and actual impedance, are almost always different.
Wiring the coils one way will halve their impedance, wiring the other way will make them cumulative (double). This is physics, and every speaker referred to in this thread follows the laws of physics. If yours appears not to, its either human error, or testing device error.

Box rise wont affect the impedance of the speakers if they aren't playing.

the dmm reads 2.2-2.3 on these 2 dual 2 ohm subs. on these dual4's it reads 1.8-2 ohms when wired to 1 ohm, it doesnt matter i got rid of them.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

the dmm reads 2.2-2.3 on these 2 dual 2 ohm subs. on these dual4's it reads 1.8-2 ohms when wired to 1 ohm, it doesnt matter i got rid of them.

You also have to take into consideration the resistance of the + and - leads on your DMM. Touch the two leads together and see what you come up with. On cheaper units it can be as much as .3-.4ohm resistance in the leads. You'd need to subtract this from your final ohm reading ot get the actual ohm load.

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

he didnt have to pull them out all he had to do was see what they read at the terminal cup or wiring...... i think that also it goes with the dmm reading high so good call on that one ryan....my friend thought he had duals 2's and it turned out they were reading 3.3 each coil..when we wired them down they sat at around .9 or .8