How to Wire Two DVC 6-Ohm Subwoofers
Wiring these two subs together will give your amplifier a 1.5-Ohm, or 6-Ohm impedance load. The lower the impedance load, the louder the subs. The problem is, only the best amps are designed to run at 1.5-Ohm's; and 6-Ohm configurations are nearly useless with modern sound systems, as they are all designed to run at 4-Ohm's or less. Make sure to buy an amp that is stable down to a 1-Ohm impedance level.
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Instructions
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Cut four equal-sized pieces of speaker wire. Now cut four smaller (but still equal) sized pieces of speaker wire. You'll have eight pieces total, in two different sizes.
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Strip the insulation off the ends of all the wire. Half an inch of exposed wire is all you need.
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Connect one of the longer pieces of speaker wire to the positive terminal on the amp, and the positive terminal on sub number one (voice coil one). Do the same thing for the second sub. You'll be going from amp positive to sub positive on the first voice coil of the second sub.
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Do the same thing for the negative wires. Connect one of the longer pieces of speaker wire to the negative terminal on the amp, and the negative terminal on sub number one (voice coil one). Repeat the process for the second sub. You'll be going from amp negative to sub negative on the first voice coil of the second sub.
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Use the smaller piece of wire to run jumpers from voice coil to voice coil. Run the wire from positive voice coil one (of sub one) to positive voice coil two (of sub one). Do the same for the negatives.
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Connect the jumpers to sub two the same way you did to sub one in step 5.
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Tips & Warnings
A 1.5-Ohm amp load is going to make most amps extremely hot. Don't place anything flammable next to them, and do all you can to keep them cool. This might require the installation of a fan in your trunk, just to keep the amp cool.
References
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