Rockford Fosgate RFP-1412/1812 manual Wiring Configurations, Series Wiring, Parallel Wiring

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Wiring Configurations

Three configurations for connecting speakers to an amplifier are Series, Parallel, and Series-Parallelwiring. A Series con- figuration consists of two or more speakers wired in an string (end to end). A Parallel configuration consists of two or more speakers wired with the common terminals connected across each other. A Series-Parallel configuration is a combination of both methods. Determine which method will be compatible with your amplifier.

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N S T A L L A T I O N

Series Wiring

RT = R1 + R2 + R3 + etc.

+

8Ω load

+

– +

4Ω load

4Ω

load

Parallel Wiring

1

1

1

1

1

=

+

+

+

+ etc.

RT

R1

R2

R3

R4

 

 

+

load

 

 

4Ω

 

 

+

+

 

8Ω

load

8Ω load

Series-Parallel Wiring

4Ω load + –

+

+

+

4Ω

load

4Ω

load

+

+

4Ω

load

4Ω

load

RT indicates the total speaker load

R1, R2, etc. indicates each speaker in the system

Red dot indicates “+” terminal of 8 ohm speaker

Purple dot indicates “+” terminal of 4 ohm speaker

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