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I had some one I work with that was an auto mechanic recommend a Craftsman 48 pc. SAE & Metric Thread Restorer Kit. Unlike a tap and die set it should roll the treads back instead of cutting them off. I tried this on several repairs and the nuts and bolts go back on as if you were using new hardware.Here is a link to the one I bought from Sears.http://www.sears.com/craftsman-48-pc-sae-metric-thread-restorer-kit/p-00942275000P#

"Yes, you have peak voltage and rms voltage (or ave voltage) by PW modulation. Same with current."

RMS and average voltage are not the same. A normal voltage meter reads average voltage (0.636 x Vp) and assumes that it is a sine wave at 60 Hz.  It is calibrated to display the RMS voltage (0.707 x Vp).  If this was not the case there would be no need for True RMS meters.

With regards to servicing the Mission R this article said "Getting one repaired is like fixing your Rolls-Royce. Send the company an SOS and they’ll come to you wherever you are, with the necessary parts and fix your bike. For free. "

http://rideapart.com/2013/08/rideapart-review-2014-mission-rs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HellForLeather+%28Hell+For+Leather%29

People that buy 100 foot 15 amp. extension cords like to put them on a reel to easly wind and unwind them.  If you use a 100 foot 15 amp cord while it is still on the reel it lowers its current capacity to about 7 amps.  This is due to the extension cord now acting like a coil and creating a larger inductive reactance (AC resistance).

I would not get so excited about LEDs right now.  There are a number of manufactures that are overdriving the LEDs to get a desired brightness. They also say that it will replace a certain wattage incandescent bulb even though it does not put out the same lumens (light output). Many home LED bulbs have a similar efficiency as a standard compact florescent bulb.

I had some high intensity LED landscape lighting from Westinghouse that had a 1 year warranty. After 2 years all the bulbs appeared dim. I figured if the LED should have had a 100,000 hour lifespan it should have lasted over 22 years at 12 hours a day average. I pulled the bulbs apart and found that they were running the LEDs at 35ma instead of a normal 20 ma.

Very few of the LEDs actually burned out but they all became dimmer ever so slowly. This light dimming might be able to be check with a light meter.

The more that you read about LEDs the more you will see that some manufactures are trying to include a heat sink.  The problem is that not always is the heat sink of the necessary size or shape and fins that are position horizontally will heat the fins above them instead of convecting the heat away from the bulb.

This sounds sweet if your power stayed on.  I am in the Philadelphia PA area and lost my power for 5 full days.  They were estimating that it would be 8 days.  Everyone was throwing all of their food in the trash after 3 days. There were no flashlights of any kind at any store.  I am thankful I did not have an electric hot water heater. The temperature here was going into the low 40s at night. I had a 1750 watt generator that made life a lot easier but I still needed a wood stove running for heat.

This would have been a little easier without a wife and kids. I am sure many were not prepared.  I know I learned a lot of lessons.  It really makes you think what others not so fortunate went through.

Found another review at http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1079595_2013-zero-electric-motorcycles-bigger-badder-faster.  What is interesting is they had a little bit more info on the Bluetooth connectivity.

“Bluetooth, fast charging smarts
Also new for 2013 on all Zero motorcycles is a smartphone bluetooth facility that lets iPhone and Android users tweak elements of their Zero motorcycle’s riding characteristics from their phone.
This includes modifying top speed, regenerative braking characteristics, and acceleration, as well as provide diagnostic information and other important motorcycle data.
When docked in a suitable cradle, riders can even use their smartphones as a secondary dash, providing additional information about their Zero motorcycle while in use.”

I was also wondering if Zeros 54 hp motor is the same as Brammos empulses 54 hp motor. I found one that was 54 hp at 96 volts, 30 hp at 72 volts and 10 hp sustained.  It seems smart that they put a nice heat sink on the motor.