Orion Car Audio HCCA COMPETITION HCCA154 - Manual (Page 13)

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Series-Parallel—Four Speakers (dual 4 ohm voice coils)
Note: Verify and ensure that the woofer wiring is connected as shown with
the negative connection from the first woofer coil connected to the positive
connection of the second woofer coil.
Four dual 4 ohm voice coil woofers should be wired with the voice coils on each
woofer in series and then parallel the four woofers for a resulting 2 ohm load to the
amplifier.
4 ohm 4 ohm 4 ohm 4 ohm 4 ohm 4 ohm 4 ohm 4 ohm
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Figure 8
Figura 8
Abbildung 8
1. Connect each woofer in series by connecting the negative (-) of the first coil to the
positive (+) terminal of the second coil.
2. Wire the positive (+) terminals of the first coil of each woofer to the positive (+)
terminal on the amplifier. Wire the negative (-) terminal of the second coil of each
woofer to the negative (-) terminal on the amplifier.