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Silver Member Username: AfroopuffPost Number: 404 Registered: Jan-06 | Alright I'm sorry, i know i am a pain in the butt, but i keep getting half answers and accepting them, but its never getting me anywhere. Okay, so here is the deal, I have a Nine.1 Mono amp with 4 terminals (2 positive) (2 Negative) From the first positive i need to get to one sub and split it into 2 (the sub is dual voice coil). this is the same for each amp terminal... because i am wiring down to 1 ohm. How do i do this...how am i going to split the 1 single bare wire 12 guage speaker cable into 2 terminals? is there a particular spliter? do i cap it? |
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Gold Member Username: OglejustPost Number: 1382 Registered: Aug-06 | ok im guessing the subs r dual 4 just hook all positives together and all negs together and use 1 set of terminals on the amp |
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Silver Member Username: Waterboy2289Georgia, DiRtY SoUtH ... 2 18 SX w/ ... Post Number: 222 Registered: Jan-06 | How many subs do you have? What is your voice coil config(dual 2 or dual 4)? Here is how to wire two dual 4 subs to 1ohm: http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/2023/2dual4subs1ohmjm9.jpg |
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Silver Member Username: Waterboy2289Georgia, DiRtY SoUtH ... 2 18 SX w/ ... Post Number: 223 Registered: Jan-06 | Let me ask you something else Mike. How do you end up with 400 posts and not even know how to do something as basic as what you are asking about? |
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Platinum Member Username: RovinMy 1 12 Atom... Post Number: 11272 Registered: Jul-05 | MONO means 1 ! so whether ur monoblock has only 2 terminals or "4" terminals its still connected together internally - some makers just put 2+ & 2- to make it convenient to wire 2 or more subs ......}} |
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Silver Member Username: AfroopuffPost Number: 405 Registered: Jan-06 | Alright, so let me continue to ask this....I understand the idea of how to do this...i know that the positive go to positives, and the negatvies go to negatives...that has been answered.... what is not being answered is...(read carefully please) This means that a wire needs to go from the amp....then split into two, so that it can go to 2 different positive terminals... how do i physically do this...is there a particular type of spliter? or do i just use a cap? what is the best way to do this [IMG]http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f229/Afroopuff/geragerg.jpg[/IMG] This is showing exactly what i mean...how do i physically split the wire...because i cant just put two wires into the terminals...the wire is too big |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 6104 Registered: Nov-04 | You can solder/wire twister cap or power distribution block. |
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Silver Member Username: AfroopuffPost Number: 406 Registered: Jan-06 | so your saying if i cap it...in order to make it sound nice i have to solder it....so that cancels that out cuz I dont have the ability to do that...power distribution blocks...is that for power only or can i do that with a speaker wire as well? |
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Silver Member Username: AfroopuffPost Number: 407 Registered: Jan-06 | also, why is my system working like this and no1 else has this problem... I'm running two arsenals to a NINE.1...its been done a milion times, how come mine is retarded...what am i doing that seems wrong in order for me to need the distrubution block |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1460 Registered: Jul-06 | Mike, twist the ends of both wires together and put it in the terminal. Problem solved. Do that for all terminals. Speaker wire does not need to be heavy gauge at all, you should be able to fit it. |
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Silver Member Username: AfroopuffPost Number: 408 Registered: Jan-06 | Ya M.S., my thoughts exactly...im running 12 guage...thats pretty damn small, and i sware i cant twist the thing in the terminal... that or im just retarded (definitly don't count out the second one).... So i should be able to just twist them, and i need to just work at it a bunch...if it never works then go to a distributino block...Thanks |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1463 Registered: Jul-06 | You don't even need 12 gauge for speaker wire. If it doesn't fit, get some 14 and try that. |
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Silver Member Username: MixmastaspigCanada, Canada Canada Post Number: 940 Registered: Sep-05 | Just add a bolts and wings to your box (4 for each sub) wire + and - to each bolt and on the outside you can connect each terminal as you need to change. This makes for fast and easy ohm changes (if need be) You need 4 bolts, 4 wings and 8 washers as well as 4 end wire terminals to put the wire inside to clamp around the bolts. [URL=http://imageshack.us][IMG]http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/1056/boxia4.jpg[/IMG][/URL] RED wires are inside the box each goes to its correct - or + terminal GREEN connect + with + and - with - outside the box PURPLE is the wire that goes to the amp terminal Keep in mind you would have to do this twice as this diagram is for one sub only! Hope this helps as I use this set up |
