Hifonics HERCULES HWX10D4 User manual

HWX10D4 / HWX12D4
SUBWOOFERS
HERCULES

HERCULES SERIES
CAR AUDIO SUBWOOFERS
Congratulations on your purchase of the new Hifonics HERCULES
Series subwoofer. The HWX subwoofers have been designed to
deliver huge power for small to moderate sized systems.
As with all high quality car audio products, we recommend
professional installation by an authorized Hifonics dealer.
Your dealers knowledge and experience can ensure a problem
free and cosmetically integrated installation.
If you choose to install the subwoofers yourself, please read the
entire manual very carefully.
10” & 12” Round Subwoofers
Rigid Polypropylene Cone & Thermoformed Dust Cap
UV Resistant Butyl Rubber Surround
Blue Cotton Spider
Powder Coated OTS Steel Frame
2” High Temp Voice Coil
DVC 4-Ohm
Push & Insert Style Speaker Terminals
30 oz Vented Motor
Heavy Duty PVC Protective Motor Cover
Operates In Sealed & Ported Enclosures

DVC 4-Ohm Coil Wiring
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+
SERIES COILS
1+ 1-
2- 2+
8-Ohms
SERIES COILS / PARALLEL SUBS
1+ 1-
2- 2+
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+
-
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1+ 1-
2- 2+
2.66-Ohms
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+
1+ 1-
2- 2+
1 2 3
SERIES COILS / PARALLEL SUBS
1+ 1-
2- 2+
-
+
-
+
1+ 1-
2- 2+
2-Ohm
1 2
-
+
1+ 1-
2- 2+
3
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+
1+ 1-
2- 2+
4
PARALLEL COILS
-
+
1+ 1-
2- 2+
2-Ohms
1+ 1-
2- 2+
SERIES COILS / PARALLEL SUBS
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+
-
+
1+ 1-
2- 2+
4-Ohms
1 2
PARALLEL COILS / PARALLEL SUBS
1+ 1-
2- 2+
-
+
-
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1+ 1-
2- 2+
1-Ohm
1 2

Q The energy losses of relative damping (ratio of stored to dissipated
energy or ratio of reactive to resistive energy).
Fs Free air resonance of driver in Hz.
Qms Mechanical Q.
Vas Volume of air equivalent to driver from the rest position.
Cms Mechanical compliance of a loud speaker piston.
Mms Moving mass of total loud speaker piston assembly.
Xmax The maximum linear excursion of a loud speaker.
Sd Surface area of the cone.
Dia The piston diameter of a loud speaker.
Qes Electrical Q of a system.
Re DC resistance.
Le VC inductance.
Pe Maximum input power.
Qts Total Q of the system.
Sens Sensitivity. An efficiency measurement in dB’s.
Vc Volume of a closed or sealed enclosure
Vb Volume of a vented enclosure.
Fc The resonant frequency of a closed or sealed system
Fb The resonant frequency of a vented system
F3 The half-power (-3dB) frequency of a loud speaker enclosure
Qtc The Q of a loud speaker at Fc in a closed box, considering both
it’s electrical and mechanical resistance.
QL The Q of a vented box, resulting from all box losses.
DV Diameter of vent.
LV Length of vent.
H Height.
W Width.
D Depth
Glossary of Terms

Subwoofer Dimensions
HWX10D4 9.02”
10.85” 5.15” 5.84”
4.9” 5.53”
MODEL A B C
A
B
C
HWX12D4
HIFONICS UNIVERSAL SUBWOOFERS