diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36e90e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+
+.*.sw?
diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
index b8cd2f5..b36b2fd 100644
--- a/example.py
+++ b/example.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ while True:
             # -1: infinite retries
             # integer: seconds before exception is thrown
 
-            socket = SEMSocket('f0:c7:7f:0d:e7:17')
+            socket = SEMSocket('f0:c7:7f:0d:e7:17', auto_reconnect_timeout=None)
             print("Connected.")
 
             #socket.login("1337")
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ while True:
         socket.getStatus()
         socket.setStatus(True)
         print("=== {} ({}) ===".format(socket.mac_address, "on" if socket.powered else "off"))
-        print("\t{}V {}A → {}W@{}Hz (PF: {})".format(socket.voltage, socket.current, socket.power, socket.frequency, socket.power_factor))
-    except (SEMSocket.NotConnectedException, bluepy.btle.BTLEDisconnectError, BrokenPipeError):
+        print("\t{}V {}A → {}W@{}Hz".format(socket.voltage, socket.current, socket.power, socket.frequency))
+    except (SEMSocket.NotConnectedException, bluepy.btle.BTLEDisconnectError):
         print("Restarting...")
         if socket != None:
             socket.disconnect()
diff --git a/sem6000.py b/sem6000.py
index 0491ed8..7622a78 100644
--- a/sem6000.py
+++ b/sem6000.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class SEMSocket():
     voltage = 0
     current = 0
     power = 0
-    power_factor = 0
     frequency = 0
     mac_address = ""
     custom_service = None
@@ -194,18 +193,11 @@ class SEMSocket():
                 print("Switch toggled")
                 self.__btle_device.getStatus()
             elif message_type == 0x04: #status related data
-                voltage = data[8]
-                current = (data[9] << 8 | data[10]) / 1000
-                power   = (data[5] << 16 | data[6] << 8 | data[7]) / 1000
-
-                self.__btle_device.voltage = voltage
-                self.__btle_device.current = current
-                self.__btle_device.power   = power
+                self.__btle_device.voltage = data[8]
+                self.__btle_device.current = (data[9] << 8 | data[10]) / 1000
+                self.__btle_device.power = (data[5] << 16 | data[6] << 8 | data[7]) / 1000
                 self.__btle_device.frequency = data[11]
                 self.__btle_device.powered = bool(data[4])
-
-                # calculated values
-                self.__btle_device.power_factor = power / (voltage * current)
             elif message_type == 0x17:
                 if data[5] == 0x00 or data[5] == 0x01:
                     if data[4]: