New Trojan Batteries - Date Code etc

[teecro]

Originally Posted by Pepe30269

I gotta tell you, you guys are good. Can you educate me and tell me how you came up with the date of July 22, 2019?

Look at the first picture and at the sheet posted by Sergio

XG229XXX

2nd digit is a G is 7th letter in your ABC's, 7 is the month of July. 3 and 4 digit is the day of the month or the 22nd, and 9 is the 5th digit is the year 2019

[Pepe30269]

Perfect... thank you Teecro. A hypothetical question which you don't have to answer is - why on earth would they go to so much trouble to mask the date? Why not 07-22-19

[teecro]

Originally Posted by Pepe30269

Perfect... thank you Teecro. A hypothetical question which you don't have to answer is - why on earth would they go to so much trouble to mask the date? Why not 07-22-19

That I do not know...

[swb713]

So if I go by what is laser etched, these batteries of mine are manufactured 9-27-16 ( JI276XXXX ), and on the negative terminal is 11-18 ( K8 )?

Am I understanding this correctly?

[Sergio]

It looks that way although that 8 has a 6 shadow to it, check another battery negative post just to be sure.

I did not know Trojan had such a large inventory of batteries before they are activated, meaning the electrolyte paste add to them.

Did any of the batteries have a sticker as well?

[swb713]

Just the typical Trojan sticker.
Nothing that refers to the date.

I bought them from a friend. Less than a year old and still in perfect condition (after testing). Paid $350 for six of 'em. Trojan T-875.

Thanks for the reply.

[LukeL]

Originally Posted by swb713

Just the typical Trojan sticker.

Nothing that refers to the date.



I bought them from a friend. Less than a year old and still in perfect condition (after testing). Paid $350 for six of 'em. Trojan T-875.



Thanks for the reply.

That’s a great deal.

[swb713]

Originally Posted by LukeL

That’s a great deal.

I thought so too.
That's why I jumped all over it without hesitation.

[A47441]

Date code is now inked on the corner of the batteries in black


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