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09-27-2002, 10:42 PM
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Need more power?
Well my subs hit great untill half volume! then they start POPING! Ive got 2 12W3V2's being pushed by a 500/1 monoblock. As most of you already know!
09-27-2002, 10:56 PM
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YA, EVERTHING IS IN ORDER! I GOT EVERTHING I SHOULD NEED! Maybe I need to rewire the subs? I got them both set at 2ohms and my amp has a recomended load of 1.5 ohms max... So Im basicaly tryin to get 1.0 ohms out of the amp... You think that could be the problem?
09-27-2002, 11:23 PM
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Originally posted by seth90dx
YA, EVERTHING IS IN ORDER! I GOT EVERTHING I SHOULD NEED! Maybe I need to rewire the subs? I got them both set at 2ohms and my amp has a recomended load of 1.5 ohms max... So Im basicaly tryin to get 1.0 ohms out of the amp... You think that could be the problem?
YA, EVERTHING IS IN ORDER! I GOT EVERTHING I SHOULD NEED! Maybe I need to rewire the subs? I got them both set at 2ohms and my amp has a recomended load of 1.5 ohms max... So Im basicaly tryin to get 1.0 ohms out of the amp... You think that could be the problem?
just wire it series on each sub, then //.
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09-28-2002, 08:15 AM
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Well as you can see in my not so great description... There is a barier wetween my speaker inside my box! So I canot run them in series... And I do have them at 2 OHM's witch presents a 1 ohm load to my amp! I dont know how to wire them INDIVIDUALY at 4 ohms each? JL doesent have the specs for that
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Well as you can see in my not so great description... There is a barier wetween my speaker inside my box! So I canot run them in series... And I do have them at 2 OHM's witch presents a 1 ohm load to my amp! I dont know how to wire them INDIVIDUALY at 4 ohms each? JL doesent have the specs for that
09-28-2002, 09:53 AM
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Originally posted by seth90dx
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Well as you can see in my not so great description... There is a barier wetween my speaker inside my box! So I canot run them in series... And I do have them at 2 OHM's witch presents a 1 ohm load to my amp! I dont know how to wire them INDIVIDUALY at 4 ohms each? JL doesent have the specs for that
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Well as you can see in my not so great description... There is a barier wetween my speaker inside my box! So I canot run them in series... And I do have them at 2 OHM's witch presents a 1 ohm load to my amp! I dont know how to wire them INDIVIDUALY at 4 ohms each? JL doesent have the specs for that
you have the 2OHM per VC version. so if take a sub and wire it series, you will have 4OHM each sub....
from there take the pair and wire them in //, that will net you 2OHM for the pair.
so series on each sub, then // to the amp.
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Well... I got them both rigged for 8 OHMS witch ends up as a 4 OHM load to the amp... Also when I pulled my subs there was browning on the edge of the voice coils? the part thats yellow and wavy... Is this from normal use or are they gettin burnt? cause they look burnt to me!
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Originally posted by seth90dx
Well... I got them both rigged for 8 OHMS witch ends up as a 4 OHM load to the amp... Also when I pulled my subs there was browning on the edge of the voice coils? the part thats yellow and wavy... Is this from normal use or are they gettin burnt? cause they look burnt to me!
Well... I got them both rigged for 8 OHMS witch ends up as a 4 OHM load to the amp... Also when I pulled my subs there was browning on the edge of the voice coils? the part thats yellow and wavy... Is this from normal use or are they gettin burnt? cause they look burnt to me!
what sub do you actually have?
sorry i dont know how a burnt sub looks.
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Jl has MANY wiring diagrams on their website: www.jlaudio.com under tutorials. You should really visit that site. It will help you understand how to wire your subs.
And you should not have been running your amp at 1 ohm. That could have fried your amp.
As for your subs, double check your wiring AGAIN before powering them up again. If they still distort when you crank it up too much, then sorry, because you fried the voice coils......:nono:
And you should not have been running your amp at 1 ohm. That could have fried your amp.
As for your subs, double check your wiring AGAIN before powering them up again. If they still distort when you crank it up too much, then sorry, because you fried the voice coils......:nono: