the other coil’s magnetic gap. This will | Connecting Your Subwoofer to |
cause magnetic braking, which will slow | an Amplifier: |
the cone’s motion and prevent damage |
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due to overexcursion. For a GTi Series | Configuring the voice coils: |
woofer, Xmax is determined by the amount |
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of | Figure 4. Terminal locations |
and second top plates. See Figure 3. |
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Thermal power handling is far superior |
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to a conventional DVC woofer using |
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voice coils of a similar diameter and |
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length because Differential Drive provides |
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twice the |
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and two top plates to transfer heat to |
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the |
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Figure 3. JBL |
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Note: Unlike conventional DVC subwoofers, the two sets of terminals are configured so that both positive (+) terminals are on one side of the frame and both negative
Note: Both voice coils MUST be connected to the amplifier in series or parallel.
PRO POWERTM
Figure 5. Connecting the voice coils in parallel (3 ohms)
Note: Connect the coils in parallel if you are connecting a single woofer to an amplifier.
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Figure 6. Connecting the voice coils in series (12 ohms)
TOP COIL
IN GAP #1
DRIVES CONE
FORWARD
GAP #1
POLEPIECE
GAP #2
BOTTOM COIL IN GAP #2
DRIVES CONE REARWARD
CONE
SPIDER
1st
TOP PLATE
MAGNET
OVERHANG
DETERMINES
Xmax
2nd
TOP PLATE
ALUMINUM
COVER
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