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Bronze Member Username: DmonicPost Number: 14 Registered: May-06 | ok so basicly its like this, i got 2 http://www.crutchfield.com/S-BW8xyelBw4w/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=type+r&i=50 0SWR1242 and 2 http://www.crutchfield.com/S-BW8xyelBw4w/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=100&I=500MRPM450 &search=m450 of those amps and now im stuck.. how do i wire my amps to my subs? my subs are 4 ohm but my friend and co-worker said i need t hook it up as a 2 ohm so now im confused. why did i buy a 4 ohm in the first place if i have 1 amp to each sub. am i wrong? can someone please post a diagram on how to wire my system. its just a capacitor, 2 amps, 2 type r's and thats it. i bought all the wiring the guy told me to get so i dont think buying wires will be the problem. please help guys ive been trying to do this nice and slow and so far ive gotten nowhere! |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 677 Registered: Feb-06 | the links dont work. but by reading it sounds like you have 2 type r 4ohm dvc subs and 2 alpine m450's? if so your friends right, you need to wire each amp to one sub for a 2ohm load. the way you wire them depends on the vc config. of your sub. this will show you: http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html but i can tell you those amps will be underpowering the subs. and why do you have a capacitor? |
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Bronze Member Username: DmonicPost Number: 15 Registered: May-06 | i dont know i just spent all my money on everything so i could get it done with =/. but thanks for the diagram just on question it only shoes how to hook up 2 subs to one amp? how do i hook up 2 subs to 2 amps? could you maybe draw one out in windows paint or something? i appreciate the help bro! |
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Bronze Member Username: DmonicPost Number: 16 Registered: May-06 | anybody? |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 682 Registered: Feb-06 | just look under the 1 subwoofer section on the link and follow the guide for the 1 4ohm dvc sub and hook each sub to each amp, to give each a 2ohm load. |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 683 Registered: Feb-06 | and i'd return the cap. and get the $ back if you can, you don't need one. |
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Bronze Member Username: DmonicPost Number: 18 Registered: May-06 | see thats the thing, i got all of this for VERY cheap, the capacitor i got was 200 dollars and it was only 80 dollars for me. |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 686 Registered: Feb-06 | well you can use it but it want give you any dramatic results, and unless you have a big enough alt. then it's only going to put an even bigger strain on it. i would just return it or sell it. |
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Bronze Member Username: DmonicPost Number: 20 Registered: May-06 | so your saying the capacitor could possibly hurt me? o sh*t.... ill look into selling it but thx ct mike u always help out on my noob problems lol. just one more question bro, im kinda confused i just want to know the works, if my subs are dvc 4 ohm why do i have to hook it up only using 2 ohms, possitve from side, negative on the other, why cant i hook all 4 of them up? |
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Bronze Member Username: DmonicPost Number: 22 Registered: May-06 | http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html?subs =1&impedance=DVC4x2 thats the plan im using for 1 dvc 4 ohm sub to 1 amp correct? the very top one where he only uses 2 of the ohm things |
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Bronze Member Username: DmonicPost Number: 24 Registered: May-06 | mistake its this one http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html?subs =1&impedance=DVC4x2 is that one correct? |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 688 Registered: Feb-06 | the third pic down on that link^^ the one titled: 1 sub / Dual Voice Coil - 4 ohms x 2 Option #1 |
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Bronze Member Username: DmonicPost Number: 26 Registered: May-06 | hey bro just wondering i bought this book from barnes n noble called car stero cookbok second edition, looking at the wiring guides why does it tell me to gook up a 4 ohm dvc sub using all 4 ohm plug things? is this book wrong? it shows hooking up both positive plugs from the amp to the sub and both negative plugs from the sub to the amp for a 1 channel amp to 1 dvc 4 ohm sub. the other picture is a 2 channel amp diagram showing just a straight line from each ohm to the amp so 2 pos's and 2 neg's going into the amp holes. is this book wrong? |
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Bronze Member Username: DmonicPost Number: 27 Registered: May-06 | bump>>> |
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Bronze Member Username: DmonicPost Number: 28 Registered: May-06 | hmm the more i read this book the more confused i get, do i also need a crossover inbetween my HU and my amp that powers my sub so i dont get any clips or bad frequencies? |
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Bronze Member Username: DmonicPost Number: 30 Registered: May-06 | anybody have any ideas? or diagrams from bats-->capacitor-->amps-->subs |