Kevin or somebody: How to wire RD 1000.1
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Bronze Member Username: Dan_whitePost Number: 73 Registered: Jun-08 | I'm bout to test my RE SX dual 4 ohms and Idk how to wire it correctly. On the amp it goes |+|-|-|+| Trying to get a 2 ohm load.. |
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Silver Member Username: Santa_fe02 Hyundia Santa Fe, FI SSD. Hifo... Post Number: 503 Registered: Jul-07 | hmm okay so you want 2 ohms on a dual 4 ohm sub i believe the correct wireing is....one posivte wire to both coils then to positive on amp and then one negative wire to both coils then to negative on amp |
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Bronze Member Username: Dan_whitePost Number: 74 Registered: Jun-08 | How does that work with the sub wired in parallel? Also, is drilling more holes for the screws to mount the sub bad? Or should I just use the same ones and not risk it. Sounds like a stupid question as im typing. |
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Silver Member Username: Santa_fe02 Hyundia Santa Fe, FI SSD. Hifo... Post Number: 505 Registered: Jul-07 | hahah when oyu saying drilling do you when into the sub like for extra mounting holes??? hahah id wouldent do it....just tighten the hell out of the stock ones and why does it need to be in parallel is there another sub? |
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Bronze Member Username: WickedbassNashville, Tn Post Number: 26 Registered: Jan-08 | Dual 4ohm wired to a 2 ohm load.  Use the holes provided, no need to add more. |
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Silver Member Username: Santa_fe02 Hyundia Santa Fe, FI SSD. Hifo... Post Number: 506 Registered: Jul-07 | with the set up gave previously your voice coils will be wired in parallel if that is what you were asking here take a look http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=1&I=42 |
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Bronze Member Username: Dan_whitePost Number: 75 Registered: Jun-08 | You all are not understand my confusion. My sub is wired like the picture shown, but there are 2 negative and 2 positive terminals on the amp. If I only have one positive and one negative wire comming from my sub to the amp where do i put them? |
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Gold Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI Post Number: 1475 Registered: Oct-07 | it doesn't matter. Just put on positive in whatever positive hole and put the negative in whatever negative spot. |
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Gold Member Username: JtownTexas Post Number: 3271 Registered: Mar-07 | http://www.rdaudio.net/manuals.htm read for yourself |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Philadelphia, PA Post Number: 8710 Registered: Jul-06 | ^^^^ what snow said and they are gonna be able to tell that you used the sub |
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Gold Member Username: 04redmach1Es DEALER, GA USA Post Number: 2406 Registered: Mar-06 | The amp has 2 sets of terminals but are in parallel on the inside. It is a mono block, just extra set of terminals. Kevin |
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Bronze Member Username: Dan_whitePost Number: 77 Registered: Jun-08 | Ok... so I hooked up the wires to the box terminal and screwed it down. Hooked the wires from the box to the amp, turn car on, no sub power. Same thing happened when I tried my used brahma mkiv that ive been kicking and punching. Im starting to think it might not've been broke because no matter what I do not even the SX will work. What in the hell could it be? I hooked the SX up in free air from the amp and it was working fine... I dont see why the box terminal would cause any problems though. |
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Gold Member Username: JtownTexas Post Number: 3272 Registered: Mar-07 | did you hook up the wires from the sub to the inside of the terminal on your box? if so, make sure they aren't loose. double check to make sure you wired the sub correctly. hook up the neg wire to the far right neg terminal on the amp. hook up the pos wire to the far left terminal on the amp. is the remote wire from the amp to the head unit hooked up the amp, and in the correct terminal. if your amp is getting power, you may have chopped that wire somewhere along the line. make sure the RCAs are securely attached, both to the amp and to the headunit. you may have also pinched these wires somewhere. |
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Bronze Member Username: Dan_whitePost Number: 78 Registered: Jun-08 | Thanks. As far as pinching a wire I believe thats not it. Like I mentioned the same thing happened with my other sub. Ive noticed when I wire the sub from pos to neg, neg to pos on the sub and a wire from the positive and negative on one side of the sub to a battery or the amp, it doesnt move. Although, when its wired just one coil it works... hmm ganna do some more testing. |
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Gold Member Username: JtownTexas Post Number: 3273 Registered: Mar-07 | have you tried wiring it like the diagrams given in this thread? |
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Bronze Member Username: Dan_whitePost Number: 79 Registered: Jun-08 | I am the worlds dumbest person. My sub I thought was broke works. I had it wired wrong. Kill me. Thats about 500 dollars of wasted spending on subs because i didnt recheck wiring. Use me as an example ecoustics..... |
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Bronze Member Username: Dan_whitePost Number: 80 Registered: Jun-08 | Whoever said the sx doesn't sound good in sealed should've said it doesnt sound AS good. Low end sounds fine to me. Without even adjusting gain/bass boost right and with 400 watts short of what it needs it sh1ts on everything ive ever heard. So, at 12:30 at night I am very satisfied. I guess Im going to try out that brahma now. |
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Gold Member Username: MgbcsMaple Grove, Minnesota Post Number: 2651 Registered: Dec-06 | Glad you got it figured out man. |
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Gold Member Username: Hittin1Lake Charles, La. United States Post Number: 1525 Registered: May-07 | porr it and you'll see hot thart sub will really shine..night and day bro. |
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Bronze Member Username: Dan_whitePost Number: 81 Registered: Jun-08 | I've ended up with about 3 different sets of holes on the box.. i figured since they dont go threw all the way that it wouldnt be a problem. Although, there is A problem.. and I THINK it might be from re-screwing the sub back into the same hole.. not sure but theres some air comming out the cracks where the sub touches the box on the top part. Other than that yeah the SX pounds real decent. What should I expect from the FI Q with 1000 watts instead of 600 to the SX? Also ganna add some polyfill when the Q comes in. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Philadelphia, PA Post Number: 8711 Registered: Jul-06 | Q should give you better low end. To seal around the sub to the box I use rubber weather strip from the hardware store. |
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Bronze Member Username: Dan_whitePost Number: 82 Registered: Jun-08 | I'll pick some of that up tomorrow thanks man. |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rI compensate... Post Number: 8825 Registered: Jul-06 | Make sure you have an experienced installer look over everything before you blow something up =/ |
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