Year and month on a battery post

TurkeyBuggy · 02-11-2010, 06:20 PM

Ok....I've seen it a hundred times but now since I'm looking it has eluded me!! How do you tell the year and make of a set of batteries?

Loosewire · 02-11-2010, 08:18 PM

"A 05" would be Jan. 2005 mfg., B would be Feb., C would be March etc....

scubabud · 02-11-2010, 08:28 PM

From Trojan Website:

How do you read the date codes on the batteries?
Positive Terminal- Manufacturing Date. This code indicates the actual date when mechanical assembly of the battery was completed. At this point, electrolyte has not been added to the battery and formation charging has not taken place. LETTER stands for the month and could be anything from A to L (A=January, B=February, C=March, and so on),; NUMBER stands for the date.
Negative Terminal- Shipping Date. This code indicates the month and year when the battery was shipped out of our factory. LETTER stands for the month (see below); NUMBER is the last digit of the year.

Example: A battery with "I26" stamped on the positive terminal and "J2" on the negative. "I26" means that the battery was assembled, without electrolyte, on September 26th. "J2" means that it was shipped from our factory around October of 2002.

Radicalgolfcarts · 02-11-2010, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scubabud

From Trojan Website:

How do you read the date codes on the batteries?
Positive Terminal- Manufacturing Date. This code indicates the actual date when mechanical assembly of the battery was completed. At this point, electrolyte has not been added to the battery and formation charging has not taken place. LETTER stands for the month and could be anything from A to L (A=January, B=February, C=March, and so on),; NUMBER stands for the date.
Negative Terminal- Shipping Date. This code indicates the month and year when the battery was shipped out of our factory. LETTER stands for the month (see below); NUMBER is the last digit of the year.

Example: A battery with "I26" stamped on the positive terminal and "J2" on the negative. "I26" means that the battery was assembled, without electrolyte, on September 26th. "J2" means that it was shipped from our factory around October of 2002.

Good post, nice info!! The only thing I look at is a short terminal or long and whats stamped on the - terminal!

golfcarfixer · 02-11-2010, 09:45 PM

If its not a trojan or a u.s. battery it might have a sticker on the side,exide and some other companies use this.

TurkeyBuggy · 02-11-2010, 11:21 PM

Once again you have came through for me!!

Thanks to all!!!!!!

02-11-2010, 06:20 PM	#1
TurkeyBuggy Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 33	Year and month on a battery post Ok....I've seen it a hundred times but now since I'm looking it has eluded me!! How do you tell the year and make of a set of batteries?

02-11-2010, 08:18 PM	#2
Loosewire Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: DeRidder, LA Posts: 66	Re: Year and month on a battery post "A 05" would be Jan. 2005 mfg., B would be Feb., C would be March etc....

02-11-2010, 08:28 PM	#3
scubabud Ban Puppy Mills & Stores! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SE Florida Posts: 2,955	Re: Year and month on a battery post From Trojan Website: How do you read the date codes on the batteries? Positive Terminal- Manufacturing Date. This code indicates the actual date when mechanical assembly of the battery was completed. At this point, electrolyte has not been added to the battery and formation charging has not taken place. LETTER stands for the month and could be anything from A to L (A=January, B=February, C=March, and so on),; NUMBER stands for the date. Negative Terminal- Shipping Date. This code indicates the month and year when the battery was shipped out of our factory. LETTER stands for the month (see below); NUMBER is the last digit of the year. Example: A battery with "I26" stamped on the positive terminal and "J2" on the negative. "I26" means that the battery was assembled, without electrolyte, on September 26th. "J2" means that it was shipped from our factory around October of 2002.

02-11-2010, 09:45 PM	#5
golfcarfixer Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Forest City N.C. Posts: 2,660	Re: Year and month on a battery post If its not a trojan or a u.s. battery it might have a sticker on the side,exide and some other companies use this.

02-11-2010, 11:21 PM	#6
TurkeyBuggy Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 33	Re: Year and month on a battery post Once again you have came through for me!! Thanks to all!!!!!!

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