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Old 11-08-2004, 10:50 AM
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I need some help figuring out wiring.
If I have 2 alpine 12" subs with dual voice coil (4ohm + 4ohm)... how can i wire them in parallel to give me a 2 ohm load for an amp.

alpine only gives a diagram to wire them to 4 ohms.. which means I'd need a bigger amp

thanks for your help
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Old 11-08-2004, 11:02 AM
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you cnat wire two dual 4 ohm subs to get a total resistance of 2 ohms. you can get a total of either 1, or 4 ohms.

you can wire them like so:

each sub parrallel to 2 ohms each, then together in parrallel for a total 1 ohm load.

each sub series for 8 ohms each, then together in parrallel for a 4 ohm total.

here is a great link on wiring subs:

http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/S-...rs_wiring.html
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Old 11-08-2004, 11:14 AM
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great.... thanks for the link... great resource.
pop on msn man.. havn't chatted since late last week... perhaps a change of plans for the coming weekend..
talk to you soon
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Old 11-08-2004, 01:19 PM
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i dont know if you were talking to someone else there, but i dont think ive ever talked to you on msn.
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Old 11-08-2004, 01:26 PM
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oops... you're right
thanks for the info again though
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