bassrace Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Well i unscrewed my subs today to upgrade my wire and such. So i pulled out my multimeter ((super cheap) from harbor freight) my two hdc3s are dual 1 ohms but im reading 7 ohms on them individually, their wired to be at 1 ohm at the amp but are reading at almost 8 ohms whats going on here? Have i clipped them to death? They work fine and im cautious as hell about clipping my shit any ideas is the multimeter shit? I had a free coupon for it. Should i go buy a good one? Input ppl please Quote 145.9@40hz 145.3@34hz big 3 X2 group 34 Deka Group 31 All 0/1 awg jl meta wire Alpine CDA 7894 Orion HCCA D5000 2 AQ HDC312's Crunch gpv1100.2 (for 6.5"s only) AQ pro audio 6.5" - 3 sets AQ supertweeters - 2 sets 2000 Slamry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2loudisjustright Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 That meter isnt any good for reading ohms loads.I'm not sure why cause i have one and it does ok reading voltage, but couldnt get it to read ohm loads for nothing!! Quote 2000 zx2: Rebuild with 8 12s on a 10k underway!! MY BUILD LOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irpirate Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 touch the leads on the dmm together and see what that reads. subtract that from w/e ohm load your reading when you test your subs. Quote hiiiiiiii2002 4runner - buncha speakers n amps n shit (gone)1994 astro - more stuffzupdate: pretty sure all the pic links in the logs are broken lol. ma slop garb build log16 12's 4th order4runner rebuild in progressclickkk meeeee!!!! 4 18's 6th orderUBL - clickyhttp://www.youtube.com/yyj11589 lots of hater kids here. Pay no attention, they just want 89,000 watt subs for 3.50If you would have put a dc dustcap on it and called it lv your mom, they would all be in love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrace Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Yea i had one it didnt read ohms at all! Shrug but the second one did read it but it got me all crazy for nothing. Hopefully. But the readings wernt jumping so maybe im o.k. Ill go buy one now just to see can anyone recommend a good one? Will a cheap one at radioshack do the trick? Quote 145.9@40hz 145.3@34hz big 3 X2 group 34 Deka Group 31 All 0/1 awg jl meta wire Alpine CDA 7894 Orion HCCA D5000 2 AQ HDC312's Crunch gpv1100.2 (for 6.5"s only) AQ pro audio 6.5" - 3 sets AQ supertweeters - 2 sets 2000 Slamry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrace Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 touch the leads on the dmm together and see what that reads. subtract that from w/e ohm load your reading when you test your subs. Thanks. It goes crazy when i hold up together but im bout to check now Quote 145.9@40hz 145.3@34hz big 3 X2 group 34 Deka Group 31 All 0/1 awg jl meta wire Alpine CDA 7894 Orion HCCA D5000 2 AQ HDC312's Crunch gpv1100.2 (for 6.5"s only) AQ pro audio 6.5" - 3 sets AQ supertweeters - 2 sets 2000 Slamry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2loudisjustright Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Will a cheap one at radioshack do the trick? The cheap one i have from the shack does good!! Quote 2000 zx2: Rebuild with 8 12s on a 10k underway!! MY BUILD LOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Will a cheap one at radioshack do the trick? The cheap one i have from the shack does good!! x2 the one I have was like $20 at the shack and haven't had a single issue with it. Quote wtf is lolcats? I'd def get a fat hooker if i had to resort to that kinda thing. I feel like they'd be grateful and work harder. Also its more bang for my buck, more real estate for my dollar if you catch my drift. its like the Costco of streetwalkers. I was hoping for 150 . I was hoping she would let me put it in her butt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrace Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) Well went to radioshack and got the one for 20$ it stays around 1.0-1.2 most of the time but it does go from .8-2.5 is this bad? this is from the wires at the amp. And when i take a reading when playing it, it goes up to 100 and somethin and drops as the bass is turned up louder is this normal? Edited July 2, 2011 by bassrace Quote 145.9@40hz 145.3@34hz big 3 X2 group 34 Deka Group 31 All 0/1 awg jl meta wire Alpine CDA 7894 Orion HCCA D5000 2 AQ HDC312's Crunch gpv1100.2 (for 6.5"s only) AQ pro audio 6.5" - 3 sets AQ supertweeters - 2 sets 2000 Slamry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy95 Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 do like said above, touch the red lead to the black lead and see what ohm load it shows( example 1.1 ohms), then measure your subs (example 2.3 ohms), then subtract the first number from the second, 2.3-1.1 = 1.2 ohms. Or at least thats what i have to do with my cheapy to get the right reading. Quote Best Score to Date : 160.5 dB Outlaw (47Hz)[4 XM 15's & 2 Taramps Bass 12k's] BL : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/147800-chevyboy95s-4-15s-7krms-wall-1533-db-on-half-power/YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/hitemwiththeflex/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrace Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 When i touch them together it reads 0.00 Quote 145.9@40hz 145.3@34hz big 3 X2 group 34 Deka Group 31 All 0/1 awg jl meta wire Alpine CDA 7894 Orion HCCA D5000 2 AQ HDC312's Crunch gpv1100.2 (for 6.5"s only) AQ pro audio 6.5" - 3 sets AQ supertweeters - 2 sets 2000 Slamry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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