Lilkiller909 Posted July 9, 2017 Report Posted July 9, 2017 Okay so i have a fosgate t1500db wired to 2 12" w6v3 4 ohm 600watts rms each. Should i leave them wired individually at 4ohm to the amp or should i parallel them to 2 ohms to get more power? Or would i be over powering them?
audiofanaticz Posted July 9, 2017 Report Posted July 9, 2017 Well they are dual 4 ohm coils on each sub, so you will want to wire each coil of the subwoofer in parallel to 2 ohms ( positive of each coil get wired together, the negative of each coil get wired together). Then you will want to wire both subs together in parallel and hook them up to the amp for a 1 ohm load, or you can connect each speaker that is wired at 2 ohms direct to the amp for a 1 ohm load. Its a mono block amp, so the 2 positive and 2 negative speaker connections are for ease of wiring and connected internally (there is no left and right). Your amp should power them good being wired at 1ohm, just make sure your not clipping the power to the subs and youll be fine.
Lilkiller909 Posted July 9, 2017 Author Report Posted July 9, 2017 So i wont be over powering them at 1ohm with my t1500? I also wanted to set the gain with the multimeter with the Voltage = square root of watts x ohms formula. But if i connect them together would i use the 600 watt rms or because i conected them together it would be a 1200 watts ? I just want to conect it to its max potential without burning it. And i wont have clipping. I juat got my hands on a dd1 today. @admin
Lilkiller909 Posted July 9, 2017 Author Report Posted July 9, 2017 24 minutes ago, audiofanaticz said: Well they are dual 4 ohm coils on each sub, so you will want to wire each coil of the subwoofer in parallel to 2 ohms ( positive of each coil get wired together, the negative of each coil get wired together). Then you will want to wire both subs together in parallel and hook them up to the amp for a 1 ohm load, or you can connect each speaker that is wired at 2 ohms direct to the amp for a 1 ohm load. Its a mono block amp, so the 2 positive and 2 negative speaker connections are for ease of wiring and connected internally (there is no left and right). Your amp should power them good being wired at 1ohm, just make sure your not clipping the power to the subs and youll be fine. So i wont be over powering them at 1ohm with my t1500? I also wanted to set the gain with the multimeter with the Voltage = square root of watts x ohms formula. But if i connect them together would i use the 600 watt rms or because i conected them together it would be a 1200 watts ? I just want to conect it to its max potential without burning it. And i wont have clipping. I juat got my hands on a dd1 today.
MrSkippyJ Posted July 9, 2017 Report Posted July 9, 2017 If you have 2 d4 ohm subs then it will be 1ohm. If you have a dd-1 just use that, don't worry about a dmm. F150: Stock 2019 Harley Road Glide: Amp: TM400Xad - 4 channel 400 watt Processor: DSR1 Fairing (Front) 6.5s -MMats PA601cx Lid (Rear) 6x9s - TMS69
Lilkiller909 Posted July 9, 2017 Author Report Posted July 9, 2017 What about for my mids i have a t600-4 running 4 6x9 infinity kappa and 2 6.5 kapa i have them in pairs in series.
Lilkiller909 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Report Posted July 10, 2017 17 hours ago, audiofanaticz said: Well they are dual 4 ohm coils on each sub, so you will want to wire each coil of the subwoofer in parallel to 2 ohms ( positive of each coil get wired together, the negative of each coil get wired together). Then you will want to wire both subs together in parallel and hook them up to the amp for a 1 ohm load, or you can connect each speaker that is wired at 2 ohms direct to the amp for a 1 ohm load. Its a mono block amp, so the 2 positive and 2 negative speaker connections are for ease of wiring and connected internally (there is no left and right). Your amp should power them good being wired at 1ohm, just make sure your not clipping the power to the subs and youll be fine. so right now that i have them at 4ohm each connected to the amp individually / 2 wires to the amp, at the moment i still have a 2 ohm load because of the amp is a mono block?
Lilkiller909 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Report Posted July 10, 2017 how do i know if im overpowering my speakers? can i use the Voltage = square root of watts x ohms. formula with a dmm.?
MrSkippyJ Posted July 10, 2017 Report Posted July 10, 2017 there is no way you have d4 subs wired at 4 ohms each unless you are just not using one of the coils. A clean 750 watts should be just fine. F150: Stock 2019 Harley Road Glide: Amp: TM400Xad - 4 channel 400 watt Processor: DSR1 Fairing (Front) 6.5s -MMats PA601cx Lid (Rear) 6x9s - TMS69
Lilkiller909 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Report Posted July 10, 2017 12 minutes ago, MrSkippyJ said: there is no way you have d4 subs wired at 4 ohms each unless you are just not using one of the coils. A clean 750 watts should be just fine. how do i know im pitting 750 watts to the subs just by setting the gain with the dd1 and not over powering
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