Cat Mate microchip cat flap repair

Looking at common faults with the Cat Mate microchip cat flap and how to fix them. Also containing a section on how to program the cat flap for those that have lost a manual.

This is not the highest quality video I am afraid, I wanted to record it as I couldn't find any other troubleshooting videos on this brand of cat flap and thought you the viewer would forgive my lackluster camera and microphone setup.

Magnetic Switch details - aka reed switch

OKI Japan 14 x 2mm 100v 0.5a 10w reed switch normally open
Can be found on sites such as Ebay

Video timings

00:00 Introduction
00:51 Cat flap operation
01:56 Programming the cat flap
02:57 Problems - Dirt buildup
05:42 Problems - Magnetic Switch
08:37 Problems - Magnetic Switch - Testing with multimeter a functional switch
09:32 Problems - Magnetic Switch - Testing magnetic switch in cat flap
09:55 Problems - Magnetic Switch - Testing with no special tools
11:40 Problems - Aerial / Antenna
13:59 Problems - Motor