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kam Unregistered guest | Hey i made a box for my kicker L712, i bought a terminal box.. which connects the speaker cable to the postive nd negitive side. But on my sub there FOUR places where i can put in speaker wires.. What do i do? i can connect two to the sub what about the other two areas i can put speaker cables.. heres a pic if one doesint up load.. http://www.lightav.com/car/kicker/solox2.jpg |
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Silver Member Username: TheelfkeeperStockbridge, GA USA Post Number: 210 Registered: Feb-05 | sounds like its got dual voice coils, so you need to either wire the VC's in series (+ to - and + to -) then off of one VC to the amp. this will give you a 4 ohm load if its a dual 2 ohm sub or 8 ohm load if its a dual 4 ohm sub or wire then in parallel (- to - and + to +) then off of one VC to the amp. this will give you a 1 ohm load if its dual 2ohm or 2 ohm load if its dual 4ohm. depends on your amp. oh and about that terminal box, i'd take it back and just drill you a hole in the box the size of your wire, use silicon sealant if your concerned about air leaking out. thoes boxes aren't needed and can cause problems. |
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Bronze Member Username: CenusHicksville, Ohio Usa Post Number: 46 Registered: Jan-05 | the reason the sub has 2 neg. and 2 pos. is so you can wire the sub to 2ohms 4ohms and 8ohms heres a link that might help http://www.jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/index.html also what kind of amp do you have |