JBL W12GTi, W15GTi, W10GTi owner manual Pro Powertm

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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

 

due to overexcursion. For a GTi Series

Configuring the voice coils:

woofer, Xmax is determined by the amount

 

of voice-coil overhang between the first

Figure 4. Terminal locations

and second top plates. See Figure 3.

 

Thermal power handling is far superior

 

to a conventional DVC woofer using

 

voice coils of a similar diameter and

 

length because Differential Drive provides

 

twice the heat-dissipating surface area

 

and two top plates to transfer heat to

 

the magnet-cover fins.

 

Figure 3. JBL dual-gap design

 

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 (–) terminals are on the other side. GTi Series subwoofers are shipped with terminal jumpers installed which configure the two 6-ohm voice coils in parallel for a 3-ohm load.

Note: Both voice coils MUST be connected to the amplifier in series or parallel.

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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.

TERMINAL

TERMINAL

JUMPER

JUMPER

INTACT

INTACT

RED

BLACK

TERMINAL

TERMINAL

+

Figure 6. Connecting the voice coils in series (12 ohms)

TOP COIL

IN GAP #1

DRIVES CONE

FORWARD

GAP #1

POLEPIECE

GAP #2

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DRIVES CONE REARWARD

CONE

SPIDER

1st

TOP PLATE

MAGNET

OVERHANG

DETERMINES

Xmax

2nd

TOP PLATE

ALUMINUM

COVER

TERMINAL

TERMINAL

JUMPER

JUMPER

REMOVED

REMOVED

 

RED

BLACK

TERMINAL

TERMINAL

+

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JBL W12GTi, W15GTi, W10GTi owner manual Pro Powertm