My Lights dont dimm anymore, and i didnt do anything

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Mar 29, 2007 | 10:51 AM

D3adlyX

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My Lights dont dimm anymore, and i didnt do anything

I built a new box for my 2 10" Type-X's and this time connected them in serial instead of parallel... and my lights dont dimm and i can crank my system louder then before...

Mar 29, 2007 | 10:55 AM

vip3r87

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ooooo!

I can finaly answer this!

It is because in series, you put less load on the amp. Ex. you have 2 DVC 4ohm subs, and in series, if I am correct...they are producing a 4ohm load . Meanwhile, if in Parallel, it would produce a 1ohm load, drawing more power.....

Does that seem correct? I tried...

Ohm's Law

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Mar 29, 2007 | 11:06 AM

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Yes, in series your amp is putting out far less power. Try in parrallel again and your lights will likely start dimming again. As for the volume either you THINK its louder but it really isn't because you turned up the bass or boost or gain, or the box is just alot better suited than the previous one and the box is compensating for the loss in power

Mar 29, 2007 | 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ShockingCanada

well see cus i dont have a speaker amp, their running of my deck right now... so my system is at -7bass... so i turn up the sub to +15...now that is. Before in parallel i was only able to turn it up to about +6...
and i set it up the way alpine type-x manual said just to try it out and im liking it lol

Mar 29, 2007 | 06:48 PM

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Let me get this straight... your subs are being powered by your deck?

Mar 29, 2007 | 08:51 PM

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Lmfao...

Decks these days are powerhouses man, I mean seriously... 8 WATTS? PER CHANNEL? Bridge that and you got yourself 32 whopping watts at 1 omega... Plus, that bitch should be .5 ohm stable.

Mar 29, 2007 | 08:52 PM

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Let me get this straight... your subs are being powered by your deck?

no no no.... my speakers...
i wrote that post last night i was tired lol....

i dont have a speaker amp... cus my deck is old and dont have the outputs for a speaker amp

so im upgrading that, alternator sub amp and speakers within the next couple of months