How To Check Each Voice Coil...?

[a_steezy]

i know it's a stupid question ha

but i think i blew 1 of the two coils on my L7

i the sub is wired to 2 ohms and has been, checked it this morning and it said it was at +-1.4 ohms, i've checked it in the past and it's always said 2.0

is there a way to check each individual coil or where should i go from here?

[AI James]

measure resistance of each one

[a_steezy]

measure resistance of each one

oh damn haha gotcha, i think i was putting it from +vc1 into +vc2

not staying in the same vc+ to -

hardcore brainfart, thanks james

[a_steezy]

final ohm load on the sub this morning was 1.4ish

vc1= 3.0 ohm

vc2= 3.6 ohm

it's a 4 ohm sub...

what is this telling me? i'm lost

[a_steezy]

my L7 it's a 4 ohm dvc sub... always had it wired to 2 ohms

last night amp started cutting out zx1500.1 and i believe it's because the final ohm load on the sub this morning was 1.4ish and the amp would handle it...?

just checked each vc

vc1= 3.0 ohm

vc2= 3.6 ohm

what is this telling me? i'm lost

remember it's a 4 ohm sub and i'm getting 3's

[reinke]

i wouldnt think anything is wrong if it is playing fine. you probably broke it in finally.

[Guest]

3 and 3.6 are good numbers for a dual 4 ohm coil, with box impedance rise you should be just around 2 ohms (with the way you have it wired already).

check your RCA's, power, ground, speaker wire, any wire shorts.

btw whats up with your avatar steezy lol, i keep staring at it

[a_steezy]

3 and 3.6 are good numbers for a dual 4 ohm coil, with box impedance rise you should be just around 2 ohms (with the way you have it wired already).

check your RCA's, power, ground, speaker wire, any wire shorts.

btw whats up with your avatar steezy lol, i keep staring at it

alright, because it plays good, then when i turn the sub up, not even 1/2 it cuts out and puts the amp into protect, for probably 5 seconds then i turn it down and it'll play with the sub pushing almost nothing

i thought it was possibly going into protect due to the impedance...?

i've checked all connections and they're solid so idk ha

[banginAltima]

Touching the cone in any way will change the ohms. Moving the sub while trying to get a reading will change it also. If the sub is loose enough, even wind can change the reading.

[Boon]

Wow whoever is saying it's fine is rather totally wrong (Krannyman, reinke...)

The coils should be almost the same impedance. Clearly you have burnt the coil that's at 3 ohms and some of the windings are shorting together.

Stop using the sub. It's fucked.