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JL 12W6 was hitting hard, but not hard enough found out.....

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Old May 14, 2001 | 02:19 AM
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JL 12W6 was hitting hard, but not hard enough found out.....

that my brother assumed it had dual 3ohm voice coils so I wired the coils in series for a 6ohm load.
I have a Fosgate 500a2 bridged mono running it. It hit really hard.
I just found out that the 12W6 has dual 6ohm coils, so I am running the sub at 12ohms.
I am going to wire it for a 3ohm load, so now I should be getting maximum power and it should hit much harder.


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Old May 14, 2001 | 03:27 AM
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After you re-wire the subs, i would suggest reseting the gain on the amp.

157mph huh-which girl as in the pass seat? j/k

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Old May 15, 2001 | 03:25 PM
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