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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 10:27 AM
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Aftermarket sub Question

how do you turn a 4ohm sub into a 2ohm?
i heard you take the + from onside of the sub an run it the the - on the other side?
then ad another wire to the - side an then only run 1 side of the - n + ?
is that correct?

can someone post a fast diagram of how to do so if thats not a ture statement that i posted

all input/help will be nice

thanks in advance
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 11:47 AM
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it is only possible by either reconing the sub with a new cone/voice coil assembly with that load on it (for single VC applications)

or

if you have a dual 4 ohm sub, you parallel the coils to make a single 2 ohm configuration.

This would be done on a dual 4 ohm sub: take enough wire to connect the + on one coil to the + on the other coil, then do the same for the -. Once the two coils are polarity correct and jumped together, all thats left is connecting the sub to the box terminal or amp if you aren't using a terminal cup. Take the wires from the terminal cup and hook them to either of the coils on the sub tat you already jumped together.

Here's a picture, if it works:

+ -
| |
+ -
| |
BOX
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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ok cool..thanks...no what would hit harder? 2ohm or 4ohm? or does it depend on what kinda sub you have an the amp your useing to power it?
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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installer1 just helped me out too, thanx man
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 03:57 AM
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http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp
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