Bronze Member Username: SuicidejackPost Number: 30 Registered: Jul-05 | im confused and need a visual in how to wire (2) QVC's to present a 4 ohm load on my amp, i just want to make sure im doing the right thing, i know putting one sub in series will present a 8 ohm load and if i present both 8ohm loads, thatll give 4 ohms to the amps right? KILLa helped me a lil but now im confused cuz this diagram looks parallel https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/car-audio/277720.html the professional installer in my town has never seen a QVC's so i think he jacked up the wiring. i sent for replacement amps twice i think he loaded both to a .25ohms to a soundstream picasso pca3500 |
Silver Member Username: JohnfiacIL USA Post Number: 661 Registered: Mar-06 | it should be parralel if the subs are wired how they are in that picture, each sub is running at its 2ohm by itself, when they go paralel it goes to 4ohm. |
Bronze Member Username: SuicidejackPost Number: 31 Registered: Jul-05 | on the diagram i dont get the line going straight through the sub circles, is that a negative terminal hooked to the positive, ive never seen that before, thats whats getting me confused. |
Silver Member Username: QcsfinestCharlotte, North Carolina Post Number: 277 Registered: Jun-05 | |
Silver Member Username: QcsfinestCharlotte, North Carolina Post Number: 278 Registered: Jun-05 | hold up, you said 4ohm load.... i think that is a 20hm load |
Silver Member Username: QcsfinestCharlotte, North Carolina Post Number: 279 Registered: Jun-05 | if you have adobe you can pull this up and it should help. http://www.soundstream.com/manuals/2006/sbw/SPLX%20SUBWOOF.pdf |
Bronze Member Username: SuicidejackPost Number: 32 Registered: Jul-05 | ya that manual didnt help since its for DVC's i got a multimeter, which should help lots, hate to jack up an expendsive amp and 2 of one of the finest speakers :} feel like a jack a55 not knowing this, just the damn QVC's makes me scratch my head of the combos, would of been cake if i hadnt told RE to go on and make them QVC, lol well your guys are the best ill tell you that, not enough people give you guys helping me out enough graditude, thank you so very much for your time. |
Gold Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 3023 Registered: Sep-05 | take 2 voice coils run + to +, - to -, do same for other 2 voice coils, then run the 2 sets of voice coils together + to +, - to -, this will create a 8 ohm load, do the same for the other sub, then wire the + of 1 sub to - of other, this will bring them back down to a 4 ohm load. |
Silver Member Username: JohnfiacIL USA Post Number: 680 Registered: Mar-06 | im getting a 1ohm total load how that goes TY mayb im reading wrong |
Gold Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 3024 Registered: Sep-05 | those are quad 2, so if you wire a pair of voice coils series to get a 4 ohm load, then wire the other pair to get 4 ohm load, the wire the 2 pairs series to get an 8 ohm load, do the same for the other sub,(you should have 1 wire that would go out to the terminal per sub) wire those parale to get a 4 ohm load. |
Gold Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 3025 Registered: Sep-05 | your right, confused even myself, run + to -(series) vc1 run + to - on vc2, vc1 run - to + on vc2, vc2 run + to - on vc3, vc2 - to + on vc3, vc3 + to - vc4, vc3 - to vc4 +, then 1 wire to teminal comming off any voice coil(+, -) do the same for other sub, then take 2 wires and run + to +, - to - to get 4 ohm load, I would draw it but I do not know how to do that on the computer... |
Gold Member Username: SouthernrebelMonroe, Louisiana USA Post Number: 3540 Registered: Mar-04 | think of it like this...wiring wise, you have the same thing at four DVC 2ohm subs. Take this diagram and look at it like there is just 1 sub w/ 4 VC's. Wire each subs like that, then wire the subs parrallel. |
Bronze Member Username: SuicidejackPost Number: 33 Registered: Jul-05 | some one was telling me that running 1250 watts per sub(12"re sx) would be ok for daily driving, so now i was considering a 2 ohm load. wanted to go on the safe side and run 900 watts but if hes right 2500 for both sounds better. damn went through all this trouble going all 4 ohm even 3 ohms is ok. someone on this thread named QCSfinest gave me the perfect diagram, i was already using KILLa's diagram, i thank you Kila, and everyone who chipped in to help an overly cautious person. THANKS!!!! |