Rd alpha help please....somethings wrong here...?
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Silver Member Username: Killer44Ontario Canada Post Number: 908 Registered: Dec-04 | so i go to hook em up today and its not loud at all, and i got them hooked up which i think is to one ohm, they are dvc 4ohm subs(atleast thats what i ordered) so i had them hooked up like this http://s206.photobucket.com/albums/bb16/44killer44/?action=view¤t=subwirin g.jpg and they were not too loud, and they only were somewhat loud when i turned the gain and the bass knob all the way up, plus i tried to set my gain like in the jl tutorial and nothing happend, like the voltmeter was not goign up as i was turning the gain, so anyways i jsut put it at half, so then i hooked the one sub up like this http://s206.photobucket.com/albums/bb16/44killer44/?action=view¤t=subwirin g2.jpg and the thing was mad loud, but when i hooked em both up like that it went back to barely mooving...whats giong on here did i get sent the dvc 2ohm subs? is there something wrong with my amp?....any help would be greatly appreciated... |
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Silver Member Username: Skibum12189Cleveland Post Number: 786 Registered: Mar-06 | how many wire terminals does each sub have? |
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Silver Member Username: Killer44Ontario Canada Post Number: 909 Registered: Dec-04 | two....theres one positive and one negative per voice coil... |
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Gold Member Username: Freezeman_7C.FREE Post Number: 1443 Registered: May-06 | if its dvc , it will have 4 total, 2 on each side. 1 pos and 1 neg on each side |
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Gold Member Username: Trey4sportsPost Number: 1343 Registered: Sep-06 | do you have a DMM? if not get one, 20 bucks. take the probes and and put + to + and - to - on each voice coil and set your DMM to ohms and it will tell you the resistance |
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Gold Member Username: Adam_sPost Number: 1441 Registered: Aug-04 | What amp do you have? |
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Silver Member Username: Killer44Ontario Canada Post Number: 910 Registered: Dec-04 | yeah i got one...thanks ill try that out...ok so they say about 3.4-3.6ohms each vc for both subs, that mean the are dvc 4ohm right? |
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Silver Member Username: Killer44Ontario Canada Post Number: 911 Registered: Dec-04 | rd 1750.1 |
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Silver Member Username: ShowridesHartford, CT USA Post Number: 824 Registered: Feb-06 | Yes, between 3.4 and 3.6 is good. After impedence rise it will be right around 4 ohms. And that amp should be pushing them very well. Got pictures of the wiring? |
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Gold Member Username: Adam_sPost Number: 1444 Registered: Aug-04 | Yes it does mean they are dual 4 then. Try hooking both wires into the one amp terminal that you had the one sub hooked into and see if that helps anything. |
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Silver Member Username: ShowridesHartford, CT USA Post Number: 825 Registered: Feb-06 | I looked at your diagram and you wired them wrong. |
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Silver Member Username: ShowridesHartford, CT USA Post Number: 826 Registered: Feb-06 | And hit me up on AIM at showridesnet. I can help you. I will make them plenty loud for you. |
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Silver Member Username: Killer44Ontario Canada Post Number: 912 Registered: Dec-04 | dont got aim sorry man....i use msn meseenger..u talking about the first diagram...and thanks alot for the help u and kevin are great so i was very doubtful it was something to do with the equipment... |
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Silver Member Username: Killer44Ontario Canada Post Number: 913 Registered: Dec-04 | and could someone please show me were i am supposed to but my voltmeter in my amp to set the gain...and do i jsut set the meter on the same setting to test ur batteries voltage?...and would it matter that my door speakers are hooked up while im doing this?... |
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Silver Member Username: ShowridesHartford, CT USA Post Number: 828 Registered: Feb-06 | Yeah, the first diagram I looked at was wrong. Let me see if I can get on msn messenger for you. |
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Silver Member Username: ShowridesHartford, CT USA Post Number: 829 Registered: Feb-06 | You don't need to worry about gains yet. You need to wire the subs correctly first. Hold up one second. |
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Silver Member Username: Killer44Ontario Canada Post Number: 915 Registered: Dec-04 | thanks alot man....quick_silver_430@hotmail.com |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 2017 Registered: Dec-06 | |
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Silver Member Username: ShowridesHartford, CT USA Post Number: 832 Registered: Feb-06 | said that isnt a valid email address? I am Showcarsite@gmail.com try me. |
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Silver Member Username: Killer44Ontario Canada Post Number: 916 Registered: Dec-04 | ok sounds good showrides...and brad the pic u put up isnt showing up for me....? |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego Post Number: 2018 Registered: Dec-06 |  |
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Silver Member Username: Killer44Ontario Canada Post Number: 919 Registered: Dec-04 | showrides helped me out, and thanks brad im gunna wire em up like that tmrw and hopefully it goes good...thanks alot guys.. |
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Gold Member Username: Trey4sportsPost Number: 1349 Registered: Sep-06 | Killer. u are one lucky azz man. those alphas are gonna tear ur car up, and still sound good doing it. good luck and have fun |
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Silver Member Username: ShowridesHartford, CT USA Post Number: 833 Registered: Feb-06 | Yeah, with the amp running at a final load of 1 ohm now instead of 4 ohms, things should get a little louder in there. |
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