4 subs... 1 working harder?!?1 WTF!?!?!!

[OoMesKoO 10+ year member]

I dont understand. I have 4 subs all working in paralell, but the one that the + - terminals start on, is working WAY harder than the other 3. I dont ****ing understand this ****!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif

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[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

What do you mean, its visually moving more then the others or sounds louder??

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

maybe that one is getting a odd load on it from something in the box or just the corner its in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif or maybe you lost a coil on 3 out of the 4 subs and its the only one that is getting 2x the power :lol:

 

[OoMesKoO 10+ year member]

maybe that one is getting a odd load on it from something in the box or just the corner its in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif or maybe you lost a coil on 3 out of the 4 subs and its the only one that is getting 2x the power :lol:

lol. I dont understand it!

Its visually moving much more than the other 3 that are hooked up. Doesnt make any friggen sense!!

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

I would say its some sort of loading issue maybe.Try switching it with one of the other subs and see if it is the sub or the location.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

yup, I'd say loading issues, or possibly not a good connection on the other 3 subs. When I ran multiple subs I always made sure the run of speaker wire to each woofer was the exact same length to make sure everything was equal.

Whats your box look like?

 

[OoMesKoO 10+ year member]

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

I'd check each individual coil to make sure they're all near the same impedance. I wouldn't think that there would be a loading issue for only one sub in a symmetrical box.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

we wouldnt either Lakota, but its an odd issue

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

Sounds like something is fishy in the wiring.

 

[OoMesKoO 10+ year member]

just went out and checked. Definite Case of reverse polarity.

Stupid me.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

if thats the case then it should be ALOT louder now

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

Yeah with out really being there we are just making suggestions.I would pull all subs check wiring and switch the location of the sub that is giving you trouble.This will narrow it down a bit.

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

just went out and checked. Definite Case of reverse polarity.
Stupid me.

Never hurts to double check.Glad you found the problem!

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

if thats the case then it should be ALOT louder now

Indeed, bet that made a small difference //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif