Owner's Manual
6
Figure 2
All
the
cubic
feet
(L)
measurements
in
this
manual
include the displacement of
the
woofer.
For
the
vented enclosures
the
displacement
of
the
port must
be
calculated
and
added
to
the
internal
volume
of
the
final
design.
Use
the outer
dimensions of
the
vent
and
multiply "
Xx
Y x
Z"
,
and
convert to cubic
feet,
for example
the
CWQ12
Vented
Minimum
design's
external
vent
dimensions
are
,
using
3/4" (1.9cm)
MDF:
[ (13.25" + 1 :5" total
MDF
wall thickness) x (2.5" + 1.5" total
MDF
wall thickness) x 22.5") x
(1
ft3
/
1728
in
3
) = .77
ft3
Add
this
number
to
the
internal
volume
of
the
enclosure.
The
CW012
is:
1.
75
ft3
+ .77
ft3
=
2.52
ft3
,
Due
to
the
necessary length
of
these
vents,
you
may
want to
fold
the
vent
along
the
bottom
and
back
walls.
It
will
be
impractical to
use
round
vents
for
these designs.
Do
not
install
a
vent
opening against a
solid
surface, such
CWQ12, CWQ15: D = 3" x 3"
CWQ10: D = 2" x 2"
as
an
internal
brace,
back-panel or trunk
wall,
seat
or
interior
panel
of your
vehicle.
The
vent opening must
remain
unobstructed.
Use
the
smallest dimension of
the
rectangular vent
as
the
minimum
amount of space between
the
vent
opening
and
any
solid
surface
to
insure
unrestricted
airflow
.
If
you
prefer
an
ultra-smooth
bass
response,
you
should
loosely
fill
your Compo enclosure
with
poly-fil
stuffing.
Vented
designs
will
require
covering
the
end
of the port
(located
inside
the
box)
with
grill
cloth, chicken
wire,
or
expanded
metal
to
prevent
the
poly-fil
from
exiting
the
port.
The
use
of
poly-fil
will
slightly decrease
efficiency,
but
will
deepen
and
extend
the
low frequency output
For
more
advice
on
box building,
refer
to
your
Authorized
Kicker
Dealer,
or
click
on
the
Support
tab
on
the
Kicker homepage, www.kicker.com.
Please
e-mail
support@kicker.
com
or
call
Technical
Support
at
(405)
624-8583 for specific or unanswered questions.
WARNING:
KICKER
products
are
capable
of
producing
sound
levels
that
can
permanently
damage
your
hearing!
Turning
up
a
system
to
a
level
that
has
audible
distortion
is
more
damaging
to
your
ears
than
listening
to
an
undistorted
system
at
the
same
volume
level.
The
threshold
of
pain
is
always
an
indicator
that
the
sound
level
is
too
loud
and
may
permanently
damage
your
hearing.
Please
use
common
sense
when
controlling
volume
IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING - PROLONGED
CONTINUOUS
OPERATION OF AN AMPLIFIER
IN A DISTORTED OR CLIPPED
MANNER
CAN CAUSE
YOUR
AUDIO SYSTEM
TO
OVERHEAT,
POSSIBLY CATCHING FIRE AND RESULTING IN SERIOUS DAMAGE
TO
YOUR
COMPONENTS
AND/OR
VEHICLE.
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