Proper way to wire this speaker 1 ohm null

There are two sets of speaker hook ups. Get a section of speaker wire about six inches long. Make sure both the pair and negative ends of both ends of the wire are showing about one inch of bare wire. Then you simply connect the positive and negative on one side. Then stretch the wire over to the other side and do the same. Connect in parallel. Positive to positive. Negative to negative. Then you take the incoming speaker wire from your amp and connect it to either side of the speaker. Positive to positive. Etc. Now you have a one ohm load of it's a two ohm speaker. It would be two ohms if it were a four ohm speaker.

If you have 2 of these speakers wiring them to 1ohm is impossible. Options would only be 0.5 ohms, 2 ohms, or 8 ohms for wiring

You'll need some speaker wire... I used 12guage. 16 guage might be fine, but it could be too thin. Sub leads will look like this - + O + - All you do is connect + to + and - to - with about 12-16 inches of speaker wire (measure it to your liking if you want by just holding it up to the posts). That is a parallel connection. Now you go to your enclosure and it's up to you if you want to use the wires that come with the box (if it comes with it) or swap them out with your wires. The box will have a single set of Red (+) and Black (-) posts on the outside that have a loose wire running off of each post on the inside. All you do is connect the Red (+) wire from the box to the closest Red (+) on the subwoofer and the same with Black. You will join them into the parallel connection. Notice how there's only 2 wires in the sub box for the connector and not 4 to correspond with the amount of leads on the sub. that doesn't matter. Only two of the posts need to be connected since the others are already bridged in.

Use an ohm meter but does require a 1 dual 2 ohm sub to have the postive wired to the negative on separate voice coils to be at 1 ohm but if you have 2 subs it will change the load as well. Best to check with ohm meter for ohm load before connecting.

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There are two sets of speaker hook ups. Get a section of speaker wire about six inches long. Make sure both the pair and negative ends of both ends of the wire are showing about one inch of bare wire. Then you simply connect the positive and negative on one side. Then stretch the wire over to the other side and do the same. Connect in parallel. Positive to positive. Negative to negative. Then you take the incoming speaker wire from your amp and connect it to either side of the speaker. Positive to positive. Etc. Now you have a one ohm load of it's a two ohm speaker. It would be two ohms if it were a four ohm speaker.
Answered by jasondubda1 3 years ago
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If you have 2 of these speakers wiring them to 1ohm is impossible. Options would only be 0.5 ohms, 2 ohms, or 8 ohms for wiring
Answered by ChristopherP 2 years ago
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You'll need some speaker wire... I used 12guage. 16 guage might be fine, but it could be too thin. Sub leads will look like this - + O + - All you do is connect + to + and - to - with about 12-16 inches of speaker wire (measure it to your liking if you want by just holding it up to the posts). That is a parallel connection. Now you go to your enclosure and it's up to you if you want to use the wires that come with the box (if it comes with it) or swap them out with your wires. The box will have a single set of Red (+) and Black (-) posts on the outside that have a loose wire running off of each post on the inside. All you do is connect the Red (+) wire from the box to the closest Red (+) on the subwoofer and the same with Black. You will join them into the parallel connection. Notice how there's only 2 wires in the sub box for the connector and not 4 to correspond with the amount of leads on the sub. that doesn't matter. Only two of the posts need to be connected since the others are already bridged in.
Answered by jorge 4 years ago
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Use an ohm meter but does require a 1 dual 2 ohm sub to have the postive wired to the negative on separate voice coils to be at 1 ohm but if you have 2 subs it will change the load as well. Best to check with ohm meter for ohm load before connecting.
Answered by Johnb50613 3 years ago
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