Best Way to connect wires in Series/Parallel hook up

 

Bronze Member
Username: Rmzracer

Bentonville, Arkansas USA

Post Number: 40
Registered: Jul-05
Hooking up 2 dvc 4ohm sub to a series/parallel setup. What is the best way to connect both of the + wires together and both - wires together to run them to my amp? I have circled the joints that i question. Upload
 

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Username: Tdeaton1021

Near Tampa, Florida USA

Post Number: 2194
Registered: Sep-04
id prolly crimp then really well, you could melt them together (i forgot how to spell that simple but tricky word lol. s____ lol)
 

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Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 5995
Registered: Jul-05
Er - u do NOT need 2 'joint' em like that diagram shows

if ur using a mono amp then it should have 2 terminals (2+ & 2-)

u simply connect each sub like this into each pair of terminal
Upload....
 

Bronze Member
Username: Shepyjay

Ont Canada

Post Number: 26
Registered: Feb-06
i would not crimp them if u have to solder them
 

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Username: 420pimp2

Post Number: 568
Registered: Jan-06
crimp them then solder them then fill the ends with silicone
 

Bronze Member
Username: Rmzracer

Bentonville, Arkansas USA

Post Number: 41
Registered: Jul-05
ok so i crimp the two together then what do i do about the cord that goes to the amp? i have to get three cords together.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Rmzracer

Bentonville, Arkansas USA

Post Number: 48
Registered: Jul-05
anyone?
 

Silver Member
Username: Lewass

Bloomfield Hills, MI USA

Post Number: 132
Registered: Jan-06
You should let us know what amp, because we don't know if the amp is 1 ohm stable or 2, but by the way you said series/parallel, I assume you want your final impedence to be 4 ohms?

The following 2 scenarios assumes that you have a 1 channel subwoofer amp:

If your box has 2 terminals on the back of it (1 for each woofer), then just connect each speaker to each terminal inside the box in series, and run 2 lengths of speaker wire coming from the amp going to each terminal on the box.

If your box has 1 terminal on the back (1 for both woofers) then you need to wire each speakers voice coils in series, then run both sets of wire from each sub to the single terminal inside the sub, and then you can just use 1 speaker wire from the amp channel to the box terminal.

But if you wire 2 DVC 4 OHM subs with voice coils in series and to the amp in parallel, it will present a final impedence of 4 ohms.

If you give me more info i'll draw u a diagram.
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