POWERCONTINUITY SYSTEMS DATEBASE BATTERY DATE CODES

DATE CODES INTERPRETATION

Yuasa Batteries NP. NPH, NPL, NPC, RE and REL Date codes are normally etched on the top or side of the top of the battery. UK and American Coding Japanese and Taiwanese Coding 1st digit - Year 1st and 2nd digit - Year 2nd and 3rd digits - Month 3rd and 4th digits - Month 4th and 5th digits - Day 5th and 6th digits - Day 6th and 7th digits - Factory code 7th digit - Factory Code Example: 8040102 equates to 1st April 1998 Example: 9604010 equates to 1st April 1996 Korean Coding Chinese Coding 1st digit – Type (S) (NP equivalent) 1st digit -Factory code 2nd digit - Inspector (Y) 2nd digit -Year 3rd digit - Year (5) 3rd and 4th digits -Month 4th digit - Month (E) 5th and 6th digits -Day 5th & 6TH digit - day (02) 6th and 7th digits -Factory code 7th digit - Factory Code Example: SY5E02A equates to 2nd May 1995(A) Example: 5003038H equates to 3rd March 2000 UXL RANGE Current production batteries have a 7-digit code stamped on the top: 1st digit - Factory Code - Ignore 2nd and 3rd digits - Month 4th and 5th digits - Day 6th and 7th digits - Year Example: 2052398 equates to 23rd May 1998 ENDURANCE RANGE The date of manufacture is printed both in both bar and numerically code on a white label stuck onto the top of the battery. The last 6 digits of the code show the date: Example: 01250329050998 equates to 5th Sep 1998

C & D Batteries / Johnson Control Batteries From January year 2000 this is: - MMYY - 4 digits. Prior to year 2000 code was: - Y MM - 3 digits. 1st and 2nd digits M M = Month = 01=Jan; 02=Feb 1st digit Year only 3rd and 4th digits YY = Year = 00=2000; 01=2001 2nd and 3rd digits Month only Example: Example: 0600 = June 2000. 905 = May 1999 0101 = Jan 2001. 908 = Aug 1999. 1200 = Dec 2000. 911 = Nov 1999. 702 = Feb 1997.

806 = June 1998.

POWERCONTINUITY SYSTEMS DATEBASE BATTERY DATE CODES

Power Batteries Battery Terminal Date Coding

The batteries are generally date coded on the negative terminal or on the side of the battery lid with a heat stamp. Coding consists of date of manufacture described below on the negative terminal. 1st digit M = Month = 1=Jan; 2=Feb 2nd digit Y = Year = 0=2000; 1=2001 Example: 6/0 = June 2000. 8/9 = Aug 1999. 12/0 = Dec 2000. The burn code on the side of the Lid is broken down as listed below: - Example: - 1290 E 01 3

The first 2 or four numbers being the battery type the first letter being the month the next 2 numbers being the day of the month and the last digit being the Shift 1=Day 2=Evening & 3=Night.

Fiamm Batteries A white sticker usually somewhere on the actual battery looks like a price label. 1st and 2nd digits M M = Month = 01=Jan; 02=Feb 3rd and 4th digits YY = Year = 00=2000; 01=2001 Example: 0600 = June 2000. 0101 = Jan 2001. 1200 = Dec 2000.

C.S.B Batteries A sticker usually somewhere on the side of the battery looks like a warning label Korean Coding 1st digit – Type (9) 2nd digit - Inspector (4) 3rd digit - Year (5) 4th digit - Month (5) 5th & 6TH digit - day (02) 7th digit - Factory Code Example: 9 4 5 5 02 A equates to 2nd May 1995A

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