how many ohms?

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Airplay355
Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
edited June 2004 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
http://www.stryke.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=28&osCsid=16c93d5f6ed11602c011c9abb516b74a

how many ohms is this driver? i know ohms vary depending on how you wire the sub but say i have just one driver.

the site says its a dual 2 ohm vc, what does that mean? does that mean its 4 ohms?
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited June 2004
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    One driver can be 1 Ohm, 2 Ohm or 4 Ohm. There are two seperate vc's. Wired in parallel is 1 Ohm, series is 4 Ohms and if you use only 1 coil it is 2 Ohms.

    My Tempest uses two 8 Ohm VC's, I wired them in parallel so the amp sees a 4 ohm load.
    Graham
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
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    i still dont get it....how many ohms is that sub lol?
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited June 2004
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    Originally posted by gatemplin
    One driver can be 1 Ohm, 2 Ohm or 4 Ohm. There are two seperate vc's. Wired in parallel is 1 Ohm, series is 4 Ohms and if you use only 1 coil it is 2 Ohms.

    The one Stryke AV12 driver can be 3 different impedances just for versatility. There are two seperate voice coils on the driver. The way you hook up the coils changes the inpedance the amplifier sees. The first link shows some hook-up diagrams and the second explains why they use two coils.

    What project are you thinking of using this for?

    http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/TechPapers/DualVoiceCoilWiring.pdf

    http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/TechPapers/DualVoiceCoilDrivers.pdf
    Graham
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
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    wow thanks alot, those pdf's helped out tons :D
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
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    No problem, I thought the diagrams would make things clear, it can be confusing if you have never seen a DVC sub before. Are you making a sub for you room or car?
    Graham
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
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    car sub for a friend....right now im lookin for a good enclosure to build
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