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can i wire 3 dual 4ohm subs down to almost 1 ohm?

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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 04:23 PM
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can i wire 3 dual 4ohm subs down to almost 1 ohm?

i want to hook up 3 of the older idq's to my sundown saz2000d. but it only does 1000 watts at 2 ohms and i read that you can get .6 or 2.6 ohms when you wire 3 dual 4ohm subs together.

can anyone show me how to wire these subs for the lowest impedance?
im pretty sure the saz can take .5ohm well
Old Apr 22, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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hre you go http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/wo...s.asp?Q=3&I=42
Old Apr 23, 2012 | 10:56 AM
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thats only 6 ohm or 2.6, how would i get to .6 or .7
Old Apr 23, 2012 | 12:33 PM
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If these are single coil the lowested u could get is 1.34 ohms, wired in parallel.
Old Apr 23, 2012 | 02:22 PM
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All coils wired in parallel is 0.66 ohms.
Old Apr 24, 2012 | 05:06 PM
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.66 is a SERIOUS load, even for a quiality amp like a Sundown.
Make sure you have the electrical to back that up, or it will surely fry the amp and some of the elec. components of your truck.
That said, .66 is the minimum impedance, and you have some box rise to take into account which will help.
Old Apr 26, 2012 | 05:11 PM
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so does anyone have a wiring diagram on how to do this
Old Apr 26, 2012 | 08:55 PM
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Wire all the positives together, and all the negatives together. Simple as that. And then plug the sum of the positives into the positive on the amp, and the sum of the negatives, to the negative.
Old Apr 29, 2012 | 03:24 AM
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thank you
Old Apr 29, 2012 | 10:26 AM
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