I have two kicker compvr 10" subs, each with dual 2 ohm voice coils. Does this mean that when wired in parallel each sub is using 4 ohms?
2007-05-18 08:31:22 · 4 answers · asked by jacob.lowen 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
No. The first guy is wrong (sigh).
If each sub is parallel http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/sparky3489/SINGLE-PARALLEL.jpg then the resulting impedance is 1 ohm for each sub.
If you wire them in series http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/sparky3489/SERIES-DUAL.jpg then you have 4 ohm.
If wired series-parallel http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/sparky3489/PARALLEL-SERIES.jpg then you will have a 2 ohm load total. This is ONLY used if the amp is 2 ohm stable bridged or mono.
2007-05-18 09:31:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's 2 Ohm per VC. Wired in parallel, the sub is 1 Ohm final. Wired in series the sub is 4 Ohm final. You need either a 2 channel amp that is optimal when bridged into 4 ohm, or a single channel (mono) amp that is optimal when driving 1 Ohm. Lood guck!
2016-05-22 09:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by deloris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. When you have two 2-ohm voice coils wired in parallel you end up with a 1-ohm load. To get a 4-ohm load you'd need to wire the coils in series.
2007-05-18 09:31:33 · answer #3 · answered by KaeZoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-05-18 08:39:13 · answer #4 · answered by pharmziggy 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋