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Thread: Just ordered an Audiobahn A8000T |
    
New member Username: Yamahaboy2123
Post Number: 10
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 07:49 pm: |
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i do have a couple of questions. i have those dual bestbuy subs. i do like them btw. ok here is a pic of what it looks like 
it goes from one conection to both subs..what im looking for is a 2ohms load. they are 4ohms and single voice coils here is a link to the subs
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1069299397134&skuId=6221064&productCategoryId=cat03081&type=product
if it is not 4 ohms by itself what do i have to do to make it four ohms..i saw some charts for dual voice coils but not single... |
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Gold Member Username: Carguy
Post Number: 1022
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 08:05 pm: |
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If the subs are SVC and 4ohms each, then those 2 in parallel connnection will give you 2ohms total. If they're SVC 2ohms each, then those in series connection will give you 4ohms total. Just use a DMM and find the load.
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Bronze Member Username: Yamahaboy2123
Post Number: 12
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 08:28 pm: |
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what is dmm???and the wya its set up now in the pic is it 2ohms?? |
Bronze Member Username: Drumjunky
Boulder,
Colorado
Post Number: 43
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 08:31 pm: |
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digital multi-meter...connect it to the positive and negative of the pass-through(the where the wires are connected to when it's all sealed up) and you will be able to find out how it's wired |
Bronze Member Username: Yamahaboy2123
Post Number: 13
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 08:44 pm: |
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where can i get one of those??? i dont want to spend alot of money on something when i can just rewire it my self for free |
Gold Member Username: Carguy
Post Number: 1027
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 09:03 pm: |
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Radio shack for $10. It's something you might want to invest a bit on. You'll always need DMM when working with electronics. |
Gold Member Username: Jonathan_f
GA
USA
Post Number: 2949
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 10:11 pm: |
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Any electrician will have a meter, any self respecting electrician will have a Fluke meter  . |
Bronze Member Username: Yamahaboy2123
Post Number: 14
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 10:39 pm: |
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ok, my uncle lives next door and he has a meter that checks car batories...would it be ANYTHING like that??sry if i sound stupid lol
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Gold Member Username: Carguy
Post Number: 1029
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Friday, January 07, 2005 - 10:43 pm: |
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Maybe. A DMM will check volts, amps, ohms, connections etc. A handy tool that every guy should have. You know what they say, a man should either be good looking or handy. I think I'm both
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New member Username: Marley289
Post Number: 7
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2005 - 12:41 pm: |
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how exactly do you use the DMM. if i wanted to test ohms on my subs, how would i go about doing taht? |
Gold Member Username: Carguy
Post Number: 1036
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2005 - 01:27 pm: |
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DMM has a setting for measuring ohms. Some have auto setting while others have ranges. One might say 0ohm - 200ohms, 200ohms - 1K etc...
To measure the speaker's load, set the DMM to ohms, then take the plus and minus from the DMM to the speaker terminal's plus and minus. On the display, it'll show you resistence.
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