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Old 02-25-2002, 08:39 PM
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Dual 4ohm speakers....

How would I wire a pair of dual 4ohm to put
out at 2ohm??
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Old 02-25-2002, 08:45 PM
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Old 02-25-2002, 09:03 PM
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If you wire two 4 ohm coils parallel you will have a two ohm load. If you wire them series the load will be 8 ohms. Now if you have two of these speakers you can use the two 8 ohm loads for a total 4 ohm or 16 ohm load. Or you can use the two 2 ohm loads and get a 1 ohm or 4 ohm total load. The wiring method you use will depend on your amp and the sound quality/quantity you desire.
 
Old 02-25-2002, 11:39 PM
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For what it's worth, you can wire two in parallel to get 2 ohms, then wire another two in series to get 8, then wire those two sets together in parallel to get 1.6 ohms. Or, you can take 3 in series to get 12 ohms, then wire in parallel with the last to get 3 ohms. You probably shouldn't do either of these, but I thought I'd toss in the other possibilities.
 
Old 02-26-2002, 09:00 PM
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For what it's worth, you can wire two in parallel to get 2 ohms, then wire another two in series to get 8, then wire those two sets together in parallel to get 1.6 ohms. Or, you can take 3 in series to get 12 ohms, then wire in parallel with the last to get 3 ohms. You probably shouldn't do either of these, but I thought I'd toss in the other possibilities.
Sorry, I don't toss in possibilities that will blow one driver and underpower the other three.
 
Old 02-26-2002, 09:41 PM
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Sorry, I don't toss in possibilities that will blow one driver and underpower the other three.
That's only assuming the speakers are all equal. But you're right, in that it was mostly just an academic exercise.
 
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