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Thread: Need help with amp/sub setup - Alpine Type S |
    
New member Username: Timmay
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 08:06 pm: |
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Hey guys,
I have an alpine stereo amp running a 10inch alpine SWS-1022D. My amp is putting out a 4ohm load. I though that the sub was a 4ohm sub but it turns out that its a 10" Type-S Series Subwoofer (2ohm+2ohm). My amp kept shutting down (overheating) so when i checked the impedance on my sub, it was at 2ohms (explains why the overheating keeps happening)
My question is how can i connect the 2 voice coils together to give me 4 ohms? |
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Bronze Member Username: Capulina6
Post Number: 28
Registered: Apr-04
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| Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 08:37 pm: |
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http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html?subs=1&impedance=DVC2x2
try the second diagram in the picture which says " (1)2 ohm DVC Speaker = 4 ohms"
if you wired both positives to positive and both negatives to negative then that was giving your amp a 1 ohm load which will definetely shut your amp down |
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| Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 12:18 am: |
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I recently bought two Alpine type S 10 inch subs, they are dvc and the 4 ohm model (SWS-1042D) in a sealed box. The amp i have is an Alpine MRV-T320 amp...and i can't seem to get them sounding good.
They always sound distorted...I've tried them in stereo, bridge...played with the HP/LP filter on the amp and deck, the gain, the bass eq....it sounds hollow and distorted.
email me with an answer if you'd like. |
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| Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 12:24 am: |
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I forgot to mention that all my connections are good and proper, i ran all the new wire myself and triple checked it all. |
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