can i make a 2 ohm sub a 4 ohm sub?

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Dec 11, 2007 | 06:17 PM

lickety_britches

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can i make a 2 ohm sub a 4 ohm sub?

so is it possible to wire a kenwood excelon 2 ohm sub in series to make it 4 ohms?

Dec 11, 2007 | 06:25 PM

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Re: can i make a 2 ohm sub a 4 ohm sub? (lickety_britches)

if it a dual vc sub yes

Dec 11, 2007 | 06:27 PM

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ok cool. how would i go about doing such a thing?

Dec 11, 2007 | 07:00 PM

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Re: (lickety_britches)

I see we are going to need on big write up on here, your going to take neg for one vc and hook it up to the pos of the other vc. Now your left with one pos and neg. Done/

Dec 11, 2007 | 07:06 PM

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thats it? does it matter which coil?

Dec 18, 2007 | 10:22 AM

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lickety_britches »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats it? does it matter which coil?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Nope
Here is another way of explaining it. This will double the resistance of one coil (provided they are both of equal resistance).
+amp to + coil1
- coil1 to + coil2
- coil2 to -amp

Dec 18, 2007 | 02:46 PM

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Re: (White Smoke)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Nope
Here is another way of explaining it. This will double the resistance of one coil (provided they are both of equal resistance).
+amp to + coil1
- coil1 to + coil2
- coil2 to -amp </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep, he's right. Provided it is a dual voice coil subwoofer. If you have a single coil sub, you're stuck with it being a 2 Ohm load.