can you do this?

[germanyt]

ive been looking at diagrams and i dont think you can do this but i figured id ask. can you wire two 4 ohm single voice coil subs into a single 4 ohm load

[Diceman83]

Nope. 2 ohms in parallel or 8 Ohms in series are the only combos of 2 4 Ohm subs.

[germanyt]

that is what i thought but i figured id ask anyway. thanks

[notladstyle@yahoo.]

Originally Posted by germanyt

ive been looking at diagrams and i dont think you can do this but i figured id ask. can you wire two 4 ohm single voice coil subs into a single 4 ohm load

it is possible however I dont know whether it would provide the performance you are looking for. you would need to produce a VERY high voltage coil with a 2ohm impedance. Wire it in series with the two subs in parallel and you will theoreticly have your 4ohm load to the amp.

you will not get any additional power over using the dual channels on your amp as opposed to the single channels.

[Diceman83]

that's not what he was asking... he has 2 single coil 4 ohm subs. Not 4. Yes you could have two sets of two subs in parallel to make a 4 ohm load to the amp, but that's not what he asked.

[notladstyle@yahoo.]

Originally Posted by Diceman83

that's not what he was asking... he has 2 single coil 4 ohm subs. Not 4. Yes you could have two sets of two subs in parallel to make a 4 ohm load to the amp, but that's not what he asked.

read closely, i said a COIL with a 2ohm load - you can buy one at radio shack.

take the TWO 4ohm subs, wire them parallel to 2ohm, take the 2ohm COIL and put it in series. Then you have a 4 ohm load... its called impedance matching, home audio speakers use it often. I doubt if it will offer high enough power handling for automotive aplication though.

[Diceman83]

Oh ok, your wording was confusing me I guess...

"you would need to produce a VERY high voltage coil"?

How do you "produce" a high voltage coil? Yeah, that would work, but going to 8 Ohms, while less efficient, is probably the safer route.

[notladstyle@yahoo.]

Originally Posted by Diceman83

Oh ok, your wording was confusing me I guess...

"you would need to produce a VERY high voltage coil"?

How do you "produce" a high voltage coil? Yeah, that would work, but going to 8 Ohms, while less efficient, is probably the safer route.

Radio Shack orders it for you.
really really think copper wiring wound about 1000 times should be close to 2ohms the problem would be not inducting the signal while maintaining the resistance. as the coil heated up its resistance would drop and your amp would fry or the coil would distort the output signal making the bass very dirty.

[worm1869]

I got a rockford fosgate 300s and two 12" audiobahn subs that are dual voice coil. I was woundering how to wire these so i can get the most out of my amp and subs

[germanyt]

worm, refer to the post GETTING THE MOST OUT OF DUAL VOICE COIL SUBS