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Jas
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wiring diagrams for

alpine type r 4ohm twin voice coil...and also

jl12w3 twin voice coil
Martin
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what resistance do you want on the amp mate?
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errr. em confused..

what do u mean?
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he means what ohms do you want the amp running at ?
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for example...

The alpine sub you have, you say is 4ohmDVC. Meaning it has 2 voice coils. (4 terminals on the back of the sub) you can wire these voice coils in different ways.
Wiring them in series or parrelell will give you a different resistance (ohm) on the amp.

When you look at amp ratings, it MAY say, 500wrms@4 ohm.
700wrms@2ohm.

you buy the approprate sub(s) to give you your desired load (thats the ohms value) on your amp.

so if you have 1 4ohmDVC sub, and you want to put a 2ohm load on this particular amp, wire it thusly,
Martin
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if you want to put a 4ohm load on the amp, you will need to have a 2ohmDVC sub,


or if your the amp can handle a 1ohm load...
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oh ok...

well ive got a vibe vp4 on the way so i can run at any i believe il give the above ones a try when it comes..thanks martin
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... have you brought the sub yet, dont just try any old configuration, choose the rights one
and whats a VP4...?
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vibe vp4
Martin
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so a VIBE VP4, is a VIBE VP4..?

Thanks for clearing that up Chillout
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how many channels is the amp
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did a google search,

think its a 1200wrms vibe mono amp, for about £140..

cant work that out....
Jake
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http://shop.carnoisseur.com/shop/products/ICE/Vibe/2135385000/viewProduct
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hmm. wonder what the RMS is... Cant find anything. i have to keep closing the screen down as ppl walk by...

can that alpine sub take that kind of power.....?
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its usually half the max power. If he keeps the gain low it should be ok, will be a waste of a good amp though imo.
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reccomend any better subs to suit the amp then?

 
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