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7.5 Battery Datecodes
There are two different suppliers of the C1x batteries and they use different kinds of
codes to give information about production date:
a) Maxell batteries
The datecode printed on the battery looks like this:
K 7 08 20 M
Explanation:
K = Year of production (1998=K, 1999=L)
7 = Month of production (Jan=1, Feb=2, .....Oct=O, Nov=N, Dec=D)
08 = Day of production (1
st
=1, 2
nd
=2, 3
rd
=3,........, 31
st
=31)
20 = Week of cell-production
M = Factory code (M=UK, E= Germany)
Example:
K 7 08 20 M This battery was produced on July 8
th
of 1998!
b) Varta batteries
The datecode printed on the battery looks like this:
TOS 8 G9 VA 1
Explanation:
TOS = Battery cells supplied by Toshiba
8 = Revision level
G = Year of production (1997=J, 1998=K, 1999=L)
9 = Month of production (Jan=1, Feb=2, .....Oct=O, Nov=N, Dec=D)
VA = Varta (battery manufacturer)
1 = Place of manufacturing (1=Germany ,2= Novibor, Czech Republic)
Example: TOS 8 K4 VA 1 This battery was produced in april of 1998!
Service Manual C1x V 1.0 PN MP ST
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