I bought a Panasonic battery. A code is shown on the battery.
I am afraid the production date maybe 2014.
How can I determine of production date of this battery ?
I've checked with the supplier and they said batteries are made with 2016.
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Sign up to join this communityI bought a Panasonic battery. A code is shown on the battery.
I am afraid the production date maybe 2014.
How can I determine of production date of this battery ?
I've checked with the supplier and they said batteries are made with 2016.
I would assume it follows the usual production coding sequences.
14 =2014
12 =12th week
03 =3rd day of the week
A= the production shift
Tuesday March 18th 2014 on the day shift.
For the record, the Panasonic Datecode format is YYMMDD + shift indication letter.
This is explained into the Panasonic VRLA Technical Handbook INDUSTRIAL BATTERIES FOR PROFESSIONALS available at https://eu.industrial.panasonic.com/sites/default/pidseu/files/downloads/files/panasonic-batteries-vrla-for-professionals_interactive.pdf