Hi Russ, glad to see someone else take on the project!
1) I do not need to order the Rat Tale correct?
Correct, the Rat Tale is not used in this configuration.
Can you be more explicit on what you mean by "attach the wire to loop 1, put the dip switch to be normally open"
The 5817 has terminals to connect up to three sensor loops. Connect the wires to the 5817 terminals for loop 1 (polarity does not matter). The 5817 also has four dip switches to control operation. They should all be off except for switch “2” which sets loop 1 to be normally open. I have attached a diagram.
Have fun! I’ve caught another mouse since I last posted this. Nothing more pleasing than waking up to a notification on my phone that a mouse was caught at 3:17am.
