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    i need help i will be adding my old subwoofer to my other subs and was wonder if i can wire a single voice coil sub with a dual voice coil. the single voice coil is 4 ohms and the dual is a dual 4ohms but idk how to wire it either in series or parellel

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  5. Posted · Edited by grumby13

    i have a custom watercooling pc.

     

    my spec

    amd 1090t overclocked to 4.3ghz

    16gb ram

    60gb ssd for boot

    320gb for programs

    1tb for storage of my fraps and what not

    420mm radiator

    10 fans 5 140mm and 4 120mm and a single 230mm

    ati radeon 6950 unlocked to 6970 and overclocked.

    case/tower xigmatek elysium

    for me i don't plan on going windows 8 since i don't see any real benefit over windows 7

    and i think that is it for the current specs i will be upgrading more

     

    i can give you a link to a forum i go to so you can see it.

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  8. Posted

    Me and My friend are gonna tale out the unknown sub and put in My old one To see If it help ad thing is that My old one is a dual voice cool 4ohms Wired To 2ohms and the other one is only 4ohms single voice cool so Idk how this well go bit since My old one is 360rms 4ohms I will leave it Wired To 2ohms and the other 4ohms 400rms which should Cancel out since they hace different peak

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  16. Posted

    i like the color of it. so they are like the boss amps and some other company i can't remember. then i guess its off to try and find a new company to go with. i want to find a sub that has some coolness with a little color and a design on it.

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  17. Posted · Edited by grumby13

    Yes, upgrading your battery would help. I would suggest looking at some AGM models.

    what is agm and idk what i would be mainly looking for. well i know somewhat what im looking for it's the AH but i don't remember how to calculate the forumula to figure out what battery would suit my electrical load and charge

     

    my price range is $150 and which battery company is the better one when it comes to the warranty

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  18. Posted

    the car it came from had 107K miles on it so maybe i will get it tested to double check if it can hold a charge. if it does not pass with flying colors i will just turn it in for a core charge and get a new one but i might even add the original alt to the loop so it will help each other out just don't want to overload the stock battery.

    Don't do that. Someone of your skill level should not even attempt something like that.

    im not gonna be making the bracket my friends uncle will make it for me since he owns his own autoshop so he could let me know if it would be worth it to make the bracket. so i should just replace the battery with a better one. to help aid in the more power the alt ca supply

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    so as it is stated i have light dimming.

    i recently well a few hours ago installed a newish alternator for my 2000 toyota camry the alternator is from a totaled/damaged 2003 toyota highlander which is 130amps rather then the stop 80 amp alternator that came with the camry. so car i did the "big 2 upgrade" which consists of batt + to alt +',  batt - to strut tower and the new alternator when i turn the up to where i normally put it with the old one well 5 notchs up the lights dim but if im calculations are correct the newish alt should have enough power to power the subs and the rest of the car no problem. but that is not that case. since the amp gain is less the half way up. so im thinking the problem now im faced is the battery being the culprit since it's the stock one that was replaced a few years ago.

    forgot to mention the big 2 upgrade is 4ga for both.

    so what should be the first thing i should fix that would help me the most since i need to save up for the new sub

     

    setup

     

    AMP: kenwood x1200m

    WIRE: 8awg power and ground for amp

    HU: kenwood DEH x3500ui

    vehicle: 2000 toyota camry LE

    SUB: kenwood kfc w3013ps and the other sub unknown but looks like a home theater sub.

    Light dimming is not always a sign of low voltage although it is often a telltale sign.

    Some headlights are very sensitive to any voltage draw and even though voltage is quite stable

    E the extreme draw of a system can cause dimming.

    That said in your case knowing how you have the subs wired to the amp (ohm load) would give some insight on power you are running.

    If you are running that amp at 2 or 1 ohm you Are for sure at the max of your 8 gauge power wire, even 4 ohms might be pushing it on 8 gauge for that amp.

    Another issue I see with your system is the miss matched subs which will cause wiring issues and also sound like crap compared to one sub in a proper box.

    could upgrading the better to a more "powerful" battery in a sense of store more power like a nice $150 battery and i plan to replace that other unknown sub with the same w3013ps when i have the money after i have pay the bills.

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  22. Posted

    that is my assumption but seems like it works fine when i had the heater all the way up the interior light on and my head lights and for good measure turned my high beams on to create as much of a power draw to see if the alternator can keep chargeing quick enough.

     

    i made sure the nut on the alternator is very tight to where you would have to use a lot of force to take it off and i made sure the ground of the amp to the car is tight and the battery negative and positive. the postive terminal will not go all the way down since im still using the stock starter wire and still had the stock alt line with it which i tucked away from anywhere that is metal and zip tied it. but right now i just don't know where the loose connection is i will take a picture of the terminal i was talking about before i go to work later today. and see if that could be a problem

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  25. Posted

    so as it is stated i have light dimming.

    i recently well a few hours ago installed a newish alternator for my 2000 toyota camry the alternator is from a totaled/damaged 2003 toyota highlander which is 130amps rather then the stop 80 amp alternator that came with the camry. so car i did the "big 2 upgrade" which consists of batt + to alt +',  batt - to strut tower and the new alternator when i turn the up to where i normally put it with the old one well 5 notchs up the lights dim but if im calculations are correct the newish alt should have enough power to power the subs and the rest of the car no problem. but that is not that case. since the amp gain is less the half way up. so im thinking the problem now im faced is the battery being the culprit since it's the stock one that was replaced a few years ago.

    forgot to mention the big 2 upgrade is 4ga for both.

    so what should be the first thing i should fix that would help me the most since i need to save up for the new sub

     

    setup

     

    AMP: kenwood x1200m

    WIRE: 8awg power and ground for amp

    HU: kenwood DEH x3500ui

    vehicle: 2000 toyota camry LE

    SUB: kenwood kfc w3013ps and the other sub unknown but looks like a home theater sub.

     

     

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