HYDRA - automatic scart switch

[unstablewarpfield]

I've been using the Hydra (8 port) for a couple of days now and it works great with everything i've thrown at it (NESRGB, SNES 1-chip-03, Genesis M1, PC Engine, PS1). No sync issues at all hooked up to my Sony KV-29X5E. I'm still waiting for a proper RGB-out cable to do some picture quality testing, but so far it looks great. I have no capture card though.

I have no idea what the middle button is supposed to do. The only difference i see when it is pressed is that the picture is moved slightly to the right, but it's only a millimeter or so.

Any information on what type of cable you used for the Genesis? Ik have a M1 with a 32x in it. I wire my own cables and made a Csync cable for it. Directly into the framemeister the cable works fine, but with the hydra in between I get no image. It might be an option to go with a composite sync cable since I have a sync stripper just before the framemeister. So far it is the only console the hydra did not like. I have the 16 input version.

[Brentonius]

I went to the order page for Hydra and it's confusing to say the least. I have no idea what he means by "pieces" and why more "pieces" somehow reduces the price? No explanation on the page... see here:

http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=171

[Brentonius]

I went to the order page for Hydra and it's confusing to say the least. I have no idea what he means by "pieces" and why more "pieces" somehow reduces the price? No explanation on the page... see here:

http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=171

Ok I'll answer my own question.

He meant "units." I suppose they translate similarly in a dictionary and for a non-native speaker that would be confusing.

[Brentonius]

Greetings. Me again (getting lonely here). I just got my Hydra in the mail and silly me... no power supply to go with it. Ahhh well. Looks like I need to order one. He says a 5V 1amp will do. I actually already have a 5V 2.5 amp like this one for the Rasperry Pi. Would that be fine? Or will I fry it. Dunno if amps matter as I'm no electricity expert.

Is this one OK?


https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01MZX ... UTF8&psc=1

[muggsy]

As long as the connection and voltage is right and the amperage is greater than required you should be sweet

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[zak]

Maybe this was a stupid thing to do, i don't know, but i tried hooking up my Wii U (official Wii RGB scart) to the Hydra and i think i fried one of the scart sockets along with the USB wall charger powering the Hydra.
Need to do some more testing tonight, but i think this is the case. Switched out the wall charger and the Hydra worked fine again, except for that one scart socket.

Edit: Yep, one socket is fried.

Why would the Wii RGB cable fry the hydra?