One of the most common questions posed by those putting together a car audio system is add additional subwoofers into their system. There are many different wiring configurations and schemes that can be employed depending upon the amplifier type and the number of subs you're wiring. One of the most common wiring schemes is to connect two subs to a single mono amplifier.
Instructions
1. Cut two lengths of speaker wire with a pair of wire cutters. Each piece of speaker wire should be long enough to reach from your amplifier's speaker terminals to the terminals of the subwoofers.
2. Separate the two leads on both ends of each piece of speaker wire. Grasp the two leads, one in each hand and pull gently apart so the leads are separated for a distance of about 2 inches.
3. Remove 1/2 inch of insulation from the ends of all of the speaker wire leads, using a set of wire strippers.
4. Loosen the terminals of your first sub by twisting them to the left or pushing them down to open a hole in the post. Slide the positive lead of your speaker wire (marked "+") into the red (positive) terminal. Slide the negative lead into the black terminal. Tighten the terminals to hold the wires by reversing the loosening process.
5. Repeat Step 4 with the second subwoofer. You'll now have two subwoofers, each with a length of speaker wire attached to it.
6. Take the positive leads of the speaker wires coming from the first and second subs and twist the bare wires together. Do the same for the negative leads.
7. Loosen the speaker terminals of your amplifier with a screwdriver or hex wrench. Slide the combined positive leads from Step 6 into the positive terminal and tighten. Repeat for the negative leads and negative terminal.
Tags: speaker wire, into positive, into positive terminal, most common, negative leads, piece speaker
