View Full Version : DVC wired in Isobaric Clamshell
SwissAlpMaster
07-29-2004, 07:15 PM
I need help, I was wondering if anyone knew how to hook up two 10" Type-S SWS-1041D (4 ohm + 4 ohm) in an isobaric clamshell so that one of the subs is 180° out of phase from the other. I would also like the overall impedance to be 4 ohms because I'm going to be using an amp rated 1000W @ 4 ohms and don’t want to be picking up the pieces of my subs if they are at 2 ohms. Any suggestions on hooking them up in series or parallel would be great. Oh and yes I am going to use it for home audio. Also the amp only has one channel infact it only has 2 wires as output.
Mudcat
07-29-2004, 09:09 PM
Only 1000 watts, geez what a wus. ;)
Conducting your own personnal seismic experiments I guess, huh?
SwissAlpMaster
07-29-2004, 09:24 PM
i guess you could say that. In fact 1000W was the biggest i could find otherwise i might have gone for more.
Mudcat
07-29-2004, 09:39 PM
Back in the early 90s I spent two winters studying avalanche control in the Seattle area, and in the JungFrau region of Switzerland. The Swiss use a system called gasex, which is basically one of those silly alpine horns you see on cough drop commercials with a propane tank and igniter where the mouth piece would be. When ignited, a shock wave would travel across a valley and compress the snow pack on the opposite slope and either cause a controlled avalanche or not. All by remote control.
Planning something similar?
House de Kris
07-30-2004, 09:30 PM
First of all, wire EACH of your woofers to have their two coils in series. This will then make an eight ohm driver.
Then, wire these two 8 ohm speakers in parallel, but out of phase, to make a resultant four ohm speaker.
You're done!
Rip Van Woofer
07-30-2004, 10:55 PM
OK, now that that's settled, what the @!#% is an "isobaric clamshell"? I thought it was something Michael Jackson would sleep in. :)
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