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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 03:30 PM
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zapco z600 and 2 12' L5 solobaric

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so here it is i am installing a system for a friend need to know how to wire the subs to the amp.
amp

Zapco Z600


bridged mono 325watts x 1 @ 4ohms
900watts x 1 @ 2ohms
amp info link below
http://www.zapco.com/nosound/index3.html
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kicker 12' L5 2 ohm speakers

sould i wire it in parallel or in series

thanks frank
Old Dec 3, 2002 | 04:52 PM
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You have to wire the subs in series (minus from one sub, plus from another and plus/minus connected together) so your amp will get a 4 ohm mono load and will produce about 600 watts.

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Old Dec 4, 2002 | 01:16 AM
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is it the same for a dual voice coil speaker. sorry forgot to mention that.
Old Jan 24, 2003 | 03:26 AM
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If the woofers are D2s, then wire each woofers voice coils in series so each woofer becomes a 4 ohm woofer, then parallel them down to 2 ohms at the amp, bridged, this should get the most out of this amp.
If they are D4s, then do the same thing, however you will only get about 1/2 as much power out of the amp.
If you were just doing short burps, and they are D4s, you could parallel all 4 voice coils down to 1 ohm at the amp, and at the peak spl frequency the amp should actually see about a 2 ohm load due to working impedance rise, but if that's the case, you should port the box(es) at right about 4-7Hz below the peak burp frequency.
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So they are dual voice coil 2 ohm subs?

Originally posted by jdmmax
is it the same for a dual voice coil speaker. sorry forgot to mention that.
Old Jan 24, 2003 | 09:11 AM
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Originally posted by 1MAX2NV
So they are dual voice coil 2 ohm subs?



i believe so.
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