diff --git a/Main.py b/Main.py
index 3c04d3d..11b117a 100644
--- a/Main.py
+++ b/Main.py
@@ -30,28 +30,20 @@ while True:
     # pause
     time.sleep(.014)
     # Read the first message
-    v_message = 0
-    while v_message != 1:
+    v_message = True
+    while v_message:
         MSG = PCAN.Read(PCAN_USBBUS1)
         MSG = MSG[1]
         if MSG.ID == 1979:
-            v_message = 1
+            v_message = False
     # MSG[1] is the data we are requesting
     #MSG = MSG[1]
     # Bytes 4, 5, 6, and 7 store the first two cell voltages
     # For each byte we need to create a binary string and make sure they are 8 bits long
-    s4 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[4])
-    while len(s4) != 8:
-        s4 = "0" + s4
-    s5 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[5])
-    while len(s5) != 8:
-        s5 = "0" + s5
-    s6 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[6])
-    while len(s6) != 8:
-        s6 = "0" + s6
-    s7 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[7])
-    while len(s7) != 8:
-        s7 = "0" + s7
+    s4 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[4])
+    s5 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[5])
+    s6 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[6])
+    s7 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[7])
     # Concatenate all the strings
     s = s4 + s5 + s6 + s7
     # Add them to the list of voltage messages
@@ -64,34 +56,20 @@ while True:
         # Wait 18 ms
         time.sleep(.014)
         # Read the next message
-        v_message = 0
-        while v_message != 1:
+        v_message = True
+        while v_message:
             MSG = PCAN.Read(PCAN_USBBUS1)
             MSG = MSG[1]
             if MSG.ID == 1979:
-                v_message = 1
+                v_message = False
         # For the remaining voltages, the cell voltage data is contained in bytes 1 - 7
-        s1 = "{0:b}".format(int(MSG.DATA[1]))
-        while len(s1) != 8:
-            s1 = "0" + s1
-        s2 = "{0:b}".format(int(MSG.DATA[2]))
-        while len(s2) != 8:
-            s2 = "0" + s2
-        s3 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[3])
-        while len(s3) != 8:
-            s3 = "0" + s3
-        s4 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[4])
-        while len(s4) != 8:
-            s4 = "0" + s4
-        s5 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[5])
-        while len(s5) != 8:
-            s5 = "0" + s5
-        s6 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[6])
-        while len(s6) != 8:
-            s6 = "0" + s6
-        s7 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[7])
-        while len(s7) != 8:
-            s7 = "0" + s7
+        s1 = "{0:08b}".format(int(MSG.DATA[1]))
+        s2 = "{0:08b}".format(int(MSG.DATA[2]))
+        s3 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[3])
+        s4 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[4])
+        s5 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[5])
+        s6 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[6])
+        s7 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[7])
         # Concatenate byte strings
         s = s1 + s2 + s3 + s4 + s5 + s6 + s7
         # Append them to the list
@@ -113,29 +91,21 @@ while True:
     #PCAN.FilterMessages(PCAN_USBBUS1, 475, 475, PCAN_MESSAGE_STANDARD)
 
     #time.sleep(.050)
-    p_message = 0
-    while p_message != 1:
+    p_message = True
+    while p_message:
         MSG = PCAN.Read(PCAN_USBBUS1)
         MSG = MSG[1]
         if MSG.ID == 475:
-            p_message = 1
+            p_message = False
 
-    voltage_byte1 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[2])
-    while len(voltage_byte1) != 8:
-        voltage_byte1 = "0" + voltage_byte1
-    voltage_byte2 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[3])
-    while len(voltage_byte2) != 8:
-        voltage_byte2 = "0" + voltage_byte2
+    voltage_byte1 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[2])
+    voltage_byte2 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[3])
     pack_voltage_string = voltage_byte1 + voltage_byte2
     pack_voltage_string = pack_voltage_string[0:9]
     pack_voltage = float(int(pack_voltage_string, 2))
 
-    current_byte1 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[0])
-    while len(current_byte1) != 8:
-        current_byte1 = "0" + current_byte1
-    current_byte2 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[1])
-    while len(current_byte2) != 8:
-        current_byte2 = "0" + current_byte2
+    current_byte1 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[0])
+    current_byte2 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[1])
     pack_current_string = current_byte1 + current_byte2
     pack_current_string = pack_current_string[0:10]
     if pack_current_string[0] == 1:
@@ -158,39 +128,29 @@ while True:
 
     PCAN.Write(PCAN_USBBUS1, Messages.request_group1)
     time.sleep(.014)
-    p_message = 0
-    while p_message != 1:
+    p_message = True
+    while p_message:
         MSG = PCAN.Read(PCAN_USBBUS1)
         MSG = MSG[1]
         if MSG.ID == 1979:
-            p_message = 1
+            p_message = False
     for i in range(0, 4):
         PCAN.Write(PCAN_USBBUS1, Messages.request_additional_line)
         time.sleep(.014)
-        p_message = 0
-        while p_message != 1:
+        p_message = True
+        while p_message:
             MSG = PCAN.Read(PCAN_USBBUS1)
             MSG = MSG[1]
             if MSG.ID == 1979:
-                p_message = 1
-    health_byte1 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[2])
-    health_byte2 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[3])
-    while len(health_byte1) != 8:
-        health_byte1 = "0" + health_byte1
-    while len(health_byte2) != 8:
-        health_byte2 = "0" + health_byte2
+                p_message = False
+    health_byte1 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[2])
+    health_byte2 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[3])
     pack_health_string = health_byte1 + health_byte2
     pack_health = float(int(pack_health_string, 2))/100
 
-    charge_byte1 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[5])
-    charge_byte2 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[6])
-    charge_byte3 = "{0:b}".format(MSG.DATA[7])
-    while len(charge_byte1) != 8:
-        charge_byte1 = "0" + charge_byte1
-    while len(charge_byte2) != 8:
-        charge_byte2 = "0" + charge_byte2
-    while len(charge_byte3) != 8:
-        charge_byte3 = "0" + charge_byte3
+    charge_byte1 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[5])
+    charge_byte2 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[6])
+    charge_byte3 = "{0:08b}".format(MSG.DATA[7])
     charge_string = charge_byte1 + charge_byte2 + charge_byte3
     pack_charge = float(int(charge_string, 2))/10000