Owner's Manual

Wiring Options
SERIES VOICE COILS / WOOFERS WIRED IN PARALLEL
Using Dual 2 Ohm Voice Coils
4 4 = 2 OHM
Using Dual 4 Ohm Voice Coils
8 8 = 4 OHM
To
Amplifier
+
-
Red/white dot
+
Red +
Black
-
Black/
white
dot
-
Red/white dot
+
Red +
Black
-
Black/
white
dot
-
To
Amplifier
+
-
+
Red +
Black
-
Black/
white
dot
-
Red/white dot
+
Red +
Black
-
Black/
white
dot
-
Red/white dot
Using Dual 2 Ohm Voice Coils
To
Amplifier
+
-
Using Dual 4 Ohm Voice Coils
Red/white dot
+
Red +
Black
-
Black/
white
dot
-
Red/white dot
+
Red +
Black
-
Black/
white
dot
-
To
Amplifier
+
-
Red/white dot
+
Red +
Black
-
Black/
white
dot
-
Red/white dot
+
Red +
Black
-
Black/
white
dot
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PARALLELED VOICE COILS / WOOFERS WIRED IN PARALLEL
1 1 = .5 OHM
2 2 = 1 OHM
The following diagrams are the most popular wiring configurations when using Dual voice coil woofers. They
show a typical single channel wiring scheme. Check the amplifier’s owners manual for minimum impedance
the amplifier will handle before hooking up the speakers. Remember: 4 Ohm mono is equivalent to 2 Ohm
stereo.
Kicker Solo-Baric L7-Series Subwoofers
Recommended Applications
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-
1 Ohm
Parallel
Red/white dot
+
Black
-
Red +
Black/
white
dot
-
To
Amplifier
Single Woofer
Using Dual 2 Ohm Voice Coils
4 Ohm
Series
Red/white dot
+
To
Amplifier
+
-
Black/
white
dot
-
Red +
Black
-
Using Dual 4 Ohm Voice Coils
2 Ohm
Parallel
To
Amplifier
-
Red/white dot
Red +
Black
-
Black/
white
dot
+
+
-
8 Ohm
Series
To
Amplifier
+
-
Red/white dot
Red
+
Black
-
Black/
white
dot
+
-