dpeebs Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 i just got a audiobahn immrtal series 12 (awis12j) i got it delivered to me and i tested the coils and there supposed to be quad 2 ohms but coil 1 2 and 3 are 1.8 and 4 is 1.7 i wired it up trying to get 2 ohms but i get 1.9 and my amp is 2 ohm stable, the sub has not seen power yet will my amp run off it or will it cut out on me? iv got a kicker zx 1500.1 and im doing the big 3 this weekend along with a box built. also i was reading on alpines website and there independance on a 4 ohm dvc is actual 3.8, sorry for the spelling error, please only reply if your gunna hellp me dont insalt me about the audio stuff i have this is just a system for my truck, will do better system when i get a car. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will77530 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 i think youll be fine as long as the leads on your meter dont have some crazy resistance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy95 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 2 ohm subs usually never really read exactly 2 ohms. They are 1.7-2.1 usually. You have nothing to worry about. 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...
dpeebs Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 okay thanks for the fast responses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 The coils are fine. Often times your multimeter has resistance in the leads, so you usually got to test the multimeter leads by touching them together and than subtract that number from the voice coils when you test each one on the woofer. Just because a speaker says dual 2 ohm, or quad 4 ohm, or whatever ohm, does not mean it is going to be dead nuts 2 or 4 ohm. Many manufactures round to the closest full or half number. (Ie 1.4 ohms would be rounded up to 1.5ohms, or 1.7 ohms would be rounded up to 2ohms). The only time you need to worry is if the woofer says lets say quad 2 ohm voice coils, and each of the 4 voice coils read something like 4ohms, or 18 ohms or something higher than what they are to be than more than likely you have a bad voicecoil that still kind of works, but is ready to blow. Or you could also have a bad connection on the tinsel leads somewhere. Your woofer is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpeebs Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 i tested the leads n my multi meter and it was sitting at0.5 after i zeroed them out so would my coils be like 2.3 in reality or would it be 1.2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Touch the leads on your multi meter together, that's when you are reading .5 right? My .7 coils read ~.4 just fyi Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy95 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 #1 - when you touch the DMM leads together it will read X amount of ohms. (for example say .5 ohms) #2 - Put the leads into the respective push terminals on the subwoofer and check the ohm load (for example say 2.3 ohms) #3 - Subtract the #1 figure from the #2 figure ( so 2.3 ohms - 0.5 ohms = 1.8 ohms) so 1.8 ohms is the resistance of the coil 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...
dpeebs Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 so my coils are at 1.3 ohm instead of being at 2 ohms, so shuld i send it back to the company, i have not even hooked it up yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 That sounds about right for what they should read. Look at Fi or AA for example. Their d2 coils read 1.4 Yours are .1 off. That could be as simple as the accuracy of the multimeter you are using. I don't have any experience with Kicker amps, so I can't say whether or not it can handle 1.4 ohms. I would think it can, that's only 30% below 2 ohms. But I am no pro on kicker amps. So hopefully someone else will chime in Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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