Connecting HAS V5.0 to gscart 8:2 automatic SCART switch. Looking for advice and possible consequences

[DorianGray]

According to the distributor's website, connecting a supergun to the gscart will "permanently damage the switch."

The switch is already on its way, so let's assume I am committed to trying it (and I'm aware of the alternative switches). The goal is to have my CPS3, CPS2, and NAOMI 2 all running into one PVM. I also want to be able to switch between all 3 without having to unplug anything, swap cables, etc., while having the whole setup look as clean as possible with little to no exposed cables. The setup diagram and actual setup are below.

I did some internet research and found other people who have tried and it looks like I should be OK.

Does anyone else have any experience, suggestions or warnings with this setup? Are there any settings I can change on the HAS to prevent damage to the switch or am I realistically good to? go?

 

[Zepherino]

I don't think the video level would be a concern for blowing up the gscart immediately. I imagine the video would be overblown and it wouldn't be good for the components, but it shouldn't just kill it. I'd be more worried about pushing line level unmodified JAMMA audio into the gscart. Others more knowledgeable than me can chime in, but line level JAMMA audio would be my primary concern if I decided to use a gscart in my video chain (which I have never, since I don't have one).

It would be kinda janky, but I guess you could cut the audio pins in the mini 8 din cables to avoid damage (assuming my guess of audio being the biggest danger is correct). All of your boards support stereo, so I assume you would be using external speakers anyways, and if you weren't planning on this, I highly recommend that you do. Besides stereo seperation theres a substantial difference in audio quality going from arcade unamped mono to amplified stereo.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure I goofed and mixed up my terms... Basically JAMMA boards typically output mono audio designed to power the speakers in an arcade cab directly, which is the likely culprit for damage on switchers/consumer focused gear. As nam9 mentioned audio needs to be attenuated to prevent this.

 

[nam9]

I think it was mainly issues with superguns sending amplfied audio through the gscart that caused problems.
This just sounds like them looking to put people off from using superguns altogether, rather than have to build in protections on each input to counter people connecting all sorts of things up to these switches.
I would have confidence in the HAS v5.0 properly attenuating audio and video to Scart standard levels.
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