Attention all members!
Have a cool ride? Then show it off on our website! All vehicles welcome!

xxx@1 ohm

All speaker/sub woofer related questions.
j0sh_o6
Junior Member
Posts: 24
Joined: Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:57 pm
Location: Pennsylvania

xxx@1 ohm

Post by j0sh_o6 »

well i never thought to measure the ohms on each vc before wireing my XXX but once wired i ended up with 1.5 ohms is this something that i hooked up rong or how it should be i got the dvc 2 ohm or should of been atleast
Justin from Detroit1
Junior Member
Posts: 0
Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 6:00 pm
Location: Detroit

Post by Justin from Detroit1 »

The ohms of a subwoofer are usually never exact. You can expect a 2 ohm subwoofer to sometimes register as 1.5 ohms.
j0sh_o6
Junior Member
Posts: 24
Joined: Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:57 pm
Location: Pennsylvania

Post by j0sh_o6 »

ok thanks for the quick response
Ryan from Ohio
Posts: 13308
Joined: Fri Mar 17, 2000 12:00 pm
Contact:

Post by Ryan from Ohio »

DC resistance is just that.

Ac resistance is an Impedance, which is an average. You can not accurately determine the AC resitance.
-Ryan
www.caraudiocentral.net - Your #1 Car Audio Resource on the Net!
User avatar
GlassWolf
Master of My Domain
Posts: 6725
Joined: Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:00 am
Location: Columbia, SC
Contact:

Post by GlassWolf »

just go to http://www.bcae1.com and read the section on resistance versus impedance.
while you're there, read the rest of the site a couple times, too.
it's all worth knowing.
Image
GlassWolf (aka KikiTheCat)
moderator-administrator
6three6mafia6
Senior Member
Posts: 211
Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:00 am

Post by 6three6mafia6 »

so if i wire a dvc 4 ohm sub parrallel to a amp thats only stable at 2 ohms that means that the amp will shut down?
User avatar
lotas
Posts: 1112
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:00 am
Location: WA

Post by lotas »

6three6mafia6 wrote:so if i wire a dvc 4 ohm sub parrallel to a amp thats only stable at 2 ohms that means that the amp will shut down?
no dvc parrallel 4ohm would be 2ohm.
6three6mafia6
Senior Member
Posts: 211
Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:00 am

Post by 6three6mafia6 »

i know but since justin said you might end up with like 1.5 does that make it shut down?
User avatar
lotas
Posts: 1112
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:00 am
Location: WA

Post by lotas »

i dont think so. my XXX registered as 2.3 or something for dual 2ohm. (supposed to be 1.9)

dual 1ohm should register as .7ohm

ive never had a problem and im at 1ohm on my kicker

has your amp been shutting down or something?
6three6mafia6
Senior Member
Posts: 211
Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:00 am

Post by 6three6mafia6 »

nah just for future reference, i guess ill be straight.
Post Reply