Power Acoustik PW1-15L Owners Manual

Parallel voice coil configuration

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4-ohm

4-ohm4-ohm

4-ohm

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Amplifier

1-ohm Load

Amplifier

2-ohm Load

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4-ohm

4-ohm

PW1-10L
PW1-12L
PW1-15L

Series voice coil configuration

4-ohm

4-ohm

Amplifier

8-ohm Load

4-ohm

Series/Parallel voice coil configuration

4-ohm

Amplifier

Load

4-ohm

4-ohm

4-ohm

Owner's manual

Power Acoustik PW1 Series Woofers

Recommended box sizes

Congratulations on your purchase of one of the finest woofers available
for your vehicle today.

If you are an enthusiast that plays your system loud and hard, the PW1
woofers will take you to the limit. Our small sealed enclosure, high
excursion design will move enough air to part your hair. Let your
woofers do all the talking to let everyone know you are "Serious about
your sound".

Please take a few monents to fill out the warranty card and review this
manual before installing this woofer for proper connections and box
sizes.

Common Features:

PP Injection Molded Dome Cone
Heavy Duty Stamped Steel Basket
Durable Wrinkle Finish
Dual 4 Ohm Voice Coil

Rubber Surround
Rubber Gasket
Conex Spider
Integrated Tinsel Leads

Specifications:

PW1-10L

700 watts MAX power handling
300 watts RMS

70 Oz. Magnet
2" Aluminum Voice Coil
Mounting Depth: 4.33"

PW1-12L

800 watts MAX power handling
350 watts RMS

70 Oz. Magnet
2" Aluminum Voice Coil
Mounting Depth: 4.8"

PW1-15L

900 watts MAX power handling
400 watts RMS

80 Oz. Magnet
2" Aluminum Voice Coil
Mounting Depth: 5.63"

SPL 89 dB
Fs:40 Hz
Vas: 24.3172 cu.ft.
Qms: 9.317 Qes: 0.6231 Qts: 0.584
Xmax: 0.25"

SPL 88 dB
Fs:36 Hz
Vas: 56.064 cu.ft.
Qms: 2.221 Qes: 0.831 Qts: 0.595
Xmax: 0.25"

SPL 87 dB
Fs:34 Hz
Vas: 66.996 cu.ft.
Qms: 5.622 Qes: 2.571 Qts: 0.882
Xmax: 0.25"

Model Sealed Box Size Ported Box Size Port (dia x length)Tune Freq. #of Ports

PW1-10L
PW1-12L
PW1-15L

0.93 cu. ft.

1.41 cu. ft.

2.65 cu. ft.

1.30 cu. ft.

2.17 cu. ft.

3.95 cu. ft.

39 Hz
34 Hz
31 Hz

1
1
1

3" x 5.9"

3.3" x 5.5"

4.33" x 6.3"

Building the Enclosure

Determine the dimensions of your enclosure.
Be certain the box dime

nsions that you have designed will fit in the

location you have chosen in your vehicle. Sometimes making a

cardboard box with the same

outside dimensions is helpful.

It is recommended to use .75* inch thick MDF (medium density
fiberboard) to build you speaker box.
Use a "T" square to verify precise right angle cuts before you assemble
the box. Use high quality wood glue and screws to assem

guarantee an airtight box that will not come

apart due to excess vibrati

ble the box to

on and pressure. It is recommended for sealed enclosures to stuff the
interior of the box with approximately 50% Dacron or Polyester
fiberfill for increased sound damping and woofer performance.
For ported enclosures, it is recommended to staple 1" thick Dacron or
Polyestrer insulation to the interior walls of your box.
Use slide on connectors for spade style connectors or bare wire for push
and screw terminals. Do not solder the wires to the factory connectors
as this may cause damage to the voice coil or tinsel lead and may void
your warranty.

Recommended wiring

The following page will give you a few different options to match the
impedance of the woofers to the impedance capability of the amplifier.
Please read and follow the diagram
woofer performance.

s closely to insure maximum