DATE CODES UNMASKED

Transcription

DATE CODES UNMASKED

ESA Consulting Associates, Inc.
Stationary Battery Information
ESA
Date Codes Unmasked – 2015 Edition
Page 1
SM
DATE CODES UNMASKED
Developed by
Marco W. Migliaro, PE, Life Fellow IEEE
Copyright © 2005, 2007-15 by Marco W. Migliaro.
All rights reserved.
Graphics by
CA Rhodes
visit: stationarybatterytraining.com for updates
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
FOREWORD
This presentation has been developed as a aid to those
wishing to determine the date of manufacture or warranty
date for a cell or battery. Manufacturers sometimes code
dates using letters and/or numbers that are not easily
understood by those responsible for the battery system.
This presentation attempts to provide those persons with a
guide when needed to determine the date code. Date
codes are sometimes changed by the battery manufacturer
and there is no guaranty that the information needed is
contained in the presentation; however, it may help in
ultimately identifying a date code, either with help from the
battery manufacturer or using the information presented to
interpret what one observes. The information contained in
this presentation does not include every battery type or
manufacturer.
2
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 2
TERMINAL OBJECTIVE
Upon completion of this training, the participant will
obtain:
An overview of the typical methods used by battery
manufacturers to identify the date of manufacture,
warranty or both for stationary batteries
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
3
ESA
SM
DATE CODES
 Are used by battery manufacturers to establish a date of
manufacture for their products
▬ Some manufacturers have two date codes one representing
the warranty date and the other the manufacturing date
 Letters are sometimes used to represent the month or year in a
date code
▬ Manufacturers may omit the letters “I” and “O” from the dates
codes to avoid confusion with the numbers “1” and “0”
▬ One manufacturer that omits the letter “I” for the month does
not omit it for the year, but does omit the letters “O”, “Q” & “V”
for the year
 Typically, a date code system should not allow the same
characters to repeat for at least 10 years, based on industry
standards related to date coding
▬ If the battery is manufactured at more than one facility, the
date code should also identify the facility of manufacture
4
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 3
DATE CODES
(continued)
 Date codes may be located on the cell (or monobloc)
cover, cell (or monobloc) post, cell (or monobloc)
nameplate or a sticker on the cell (or monobloc). For
some cells (or monoblocs) the date code may be “heat
stamped” or may be applied by a “dot matrix” printer on
the side of the cell (or monobloc) cover
 If a date code cannot be found, or if found, cannot be
interpreted, one may always contact the battery
manufacturer for guidance. Battery manufacturers may
change their date coding system or may sometimes
accidently reverse the date code, so if in doubt check
with the battery manufacturer
 Battery manufacturers will request the battery date code
if a warranty claim is filed
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
5
ESA
SM
DATE CODES
(continued)
 In the presentation, the letters M, D, W and Y, are used to
represent month, day, week and year, respectively
▬ For example MMYYYY, would represent a date code
with a two character month and a four character year
and WWYY would represent a two character week and
a two character year
6
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 4
WHY IS KNOWING THE DATE CODE
IMPORTANT?
 It is important to know how old the battery is when
inspected, since some of the conditions that may be
noted can be age related or related to a specific period of
manufacturing and this information can be useful when
evaluating the information gathered during the visual
inspection
▬ For example, a large quantity of sediment in a 15 year
old vented lead-acid battery may not be a concern, but
the same amount of sediment in a 2 year old vented
lead-acid battery would be of concern
▬ Similarly, a manufacturer may have had an issue with
post leaks for cells manufactured between January
2002 and June 2003
 It is also important to know the date code to determine if
a warranty claim can be made
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
7
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 1 – C&D VENTED CELLS
 The date code is located
on the cell nameplate
 The code is MM/YY
(May 2011 for this cell)
 The letter that follows
represents the plant the
cell was manufactured
at (A=Attica, IN)
8
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 5
DATE CODE 2 – C&D VENTED CELLS
 The date code is located
on the cell nameplate
(March 2005 for this cell)
 The letter that follows
represents the plant the
cell was manufactured at
(A=Attica, IN)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
9
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 1 – C&D LIBERTY 1000s
 The date code is on the
nameplate
 The code is MM-YY
(January 2002 for this
battery)
10
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 6
DATE CODE 2 – C&D LIBERTY 1000s
 The date code is on
the nameplate
following the word
ship
 The code is MM-YY
(October 1999 for
this battery)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
11
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 1 – C&D LIBERTY AT
 The date code is on a sticker on the cell cover
 The code is YMMDD where the year is represented
by the letters in the alphabet Y=2004 (December 8
and November 29, 2004 for these cells)
12
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 7
DATE CODE 2 – C&D LIBERTY AT
nameplate
 The code is MM/YYYY
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
13
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 1 – C&D DYNASTY
 There are two date codes on
these batteries
 The warranty date code is on
a label the cover MMYY May
2012 for this battery
The warranty date code is normally
at least one month after the date of
manufacture
14
 The date of manufacture is
located on the side of the
cover and is the first five
characters (YYMDD) March
21, 2012 for this battery
▬ A to M, excluding I, are
used for the months
January to December
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 8
DATE CODE 2 – C&D DYNASTY
TELECOM
 The warranty date code is
under the bar code on a
label located on the cover
 The date code is MMYY
(October 2007 for this
battery)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
15
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 1 – ENERSYS VENTED
CELLS
 The date code is in the first
four characters of the cell’s
serial number*
 The first two are the plant
the cell was manufactured
at (O5=Sumter, SC)
 The next two are the YM
(W=1998, C=March)
*In some instances the date code may be a
three or four character code located above
a bar coded serial number for the cell, with
the last two characters being the date code
16
 EnerSys uses A to L,
including I for the months
 The year starts back at A
once Z is used (i.e., 2001)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 9
DATE CODE 2 – ENERSYS VENTED
CELLS
 The date code is the first
six characters of the
cell’s serial number*
 The first two are the
year, the second two are
the month and the last
two are the day of the
month (July 16, 2001 for
this monobloc)
 The next two are the
shift and factory where
the cell was
manufactured
*In some instances the date code may be a
three or four character code located above
the bar coded serial number for the cell, with
the last two characters being the date code
YM, following the code on the previous slide
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
17
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 3 –
ENERSYS VENTED CELLS
 The date code is now on a
separate sticker and is
straightforward MM/YYYY
 The first two are the month
(February and November
in these examples)
 The next four are the year
(2004 in these examples)
18
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 10
DATE CODE 5 – ENERSYS - EU VENTED
CELLS
 The date code is located on
the blue ring on the negative
post
 The ring has a large twodigit underlined number on it
representing the year and
the numbers 1 to 12 around
the ring represent the
months of the year
 There is a “.” molded in the
cover opposite the negative
polarity mark and the month
of manufacture is placed
next it. In this instance the
date code is November 2011
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
19
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 1 – ENERSYS VRLA CELLS
 The date code is in the first
four characters of the cell’s
serial number located on the
steel module frame
 The first two are the plant
the cell was manufactured at
(O5=Sumter, SC)
 The next two are the YM
(W=1998, J=October)
 EnerSys uses A to L,
including I for the months
 The year, represented by the
letters A to Z, starts back at
A once Z is used (i.e., 2001)
20
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 11
DATE CODE 2 –
ENERSYS VRLA CELLS
 The date code is now
on a separate sticker
and is straightforward
MM/YYYY
 The number before the
“/ or –” is the month
(June and March in
these examples)
 The four after the “/ or
–” are the year (2006
and 2007 in these
examples)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
21
ESA
SM
DATE CODE – ENERSYS POWER SAFE V
VRLA BATTERY
 The date code is on a
separate sticker on
top of the jar near the
cell positive terminal
MMYYYY (December
2009 for this battery)
22
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 12
DATE CODE – ENERSYS POWER SAFE
Vb VRLA BATTERY
separate sticker
located on the battery
nameplate label and is
straightforward
MM/YYYY (March 2012
for this battery)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
23
ESA
SM
DATE CODE – ENERSYS TYPE SBS
VRLA BATTERY – TOP CONNECTED
separate sticker between
the cell terminals and is
straightforward Month-YY
(July 2007 for this battery)
24
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 13
DATE CODE – ENERSYS TYPE HX VRLA
BATTERY – TOP CONNECTED
separate sticker near
the cell positive terminal
MMYYYY (September
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
25
ESA
SM
DATE CODE – ENERSYS TYPE HX VRLA
BATTERY – FRONT CONNECTED
separate sticker near the
cell positive terminal on the
top of the battery and is
straightforward MMYYYY
(November 2009 for this
battery)
26
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 14
DATE CODE – ENERSYS CYCLON® 1
 The date code
is a group of 5
numbers
located on the
bottom of the
cell container,
the first two
numbers are
the year and the
remaining three,
the day of the
year YYDDD
(the 248th day of
2013 for this
cell)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
27
ESA
SM
 The date code is
on a sticker on the
monobloc cover
and is
straightforward
MMYYYY
(September 2006
for this battery)
 For individual cells
the date code is
located on the
bottom of the cell
container
28
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 15
located on the side of
the plastic container
and is a group of 5
numbers, the first two
numbers are the year
and the remaining
three, the day of the
year YYDDD (the 22nd
day of 2013 for this
battery)
 For individual cells the
date code is located
on the bottom of the
cell container
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
29
ESA
SM
DATE CODE – GNB VENTED CELLS
 The date code is stamped on a positive post
 The code is YYMM (May 2002 and January 2005
for these cells)
30
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 16
DATE CODE 1 – GNB ABSOLYTE
 The date code is stamped on the
steel module and consists of a
three letter code
▬ The second and third letters
are MY (November 2000 and
June 2006 for these modules)
▬ A to M, excluding I, are used
for the months January to
December; however, I is used
for the year
▬ The first letter is the plant the
module and cells in it were
manufactured at
▬ The year, represented by the
letters A to Z, excluding O, Q
& V starts back at A once Z is
used (i.e., 1997 & 2020)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
31
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 2 – GNB ABSOLYTE
 The date code is on a label
placed on the steel module and
consists of a three letter code
▬ The second and third letters
are MY (March 2008 for this
modules)
▬ A to M, excluding I, are used
for the months January to
December; however, I is
used for the year
▬ The first letter is the plant the
module and cells in it were
manufactured at
▬ The year, represented by the
The date code is a stamp or label on
letters A to Z, excluding O, Q
the side of the steel module
& V starts back at A once Z
is used (i.e., 1997 & 2020)
32
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 17
DATE CODE – GNB SPRINTER
 The date code is on a label
on the side of the plastic
container
 The code is shown two ways
▬
The first is a letter and
number representing MY
(December 2001 for this
example), where A to M,
excluding I, are used for
the months January to
December
▬
The second is the month,
followed by numbers
representing MM-Y
With a single digit for the year one may need
to verify the installation date to determine the
year (e.g., 1 could be 1991 or 2001)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
33
ESA
SM
DATE CODE – GNB MARATHON
 The date code on this front connected battery is on a label on the rear of
the plastic container
 The code is shown two ways
▬ The first is a letter and number representing MY (December 2001
for this example), where A to M, excluding I, are used for the months
January to December
▬ The second is the month, followed by numbers representing YY
▬ With a single digit for the year one may need to verify the installation
date to determine the year (e.g., 9 could be 1999 or 2009)
34
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 18
DATE CODE – BAE
 The date code is on a label located on the cell cover.
The MMYY for the date code are punched on the label
 For this battery the date code is December 2003
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
35
ESA
SM
DATE CODE – EAST PENN UNIGY I
the nameplate on the
battery container
 The code is YYMM
(February 2003 for this
cell)
36
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 19
DATE CODE – EAST PENN UNIGY II
nameplate on the steel
module
(June 2003 for this
module)
 There is also a date
code on the side of the
steel module (indicating
when the module was
manufactured)
 The code is WW YY
(week 22 of 2003 for
this module)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
37
ESA
SM
DATE CODE – EAST PENN TELECOM
nameplate on the
battery container
 The code is MMYY
(September 2004 for
this cell)
38
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 20
DATE CODE – EAST PENN FRONT
CONNECTED
label beneath the
nameplate on the
battery container
 The code is MMYYYY
(May 2009 for this
battery)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
39
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 1 – FIAMM/ALCAD/SAFT
VENTED CELLS
 The date code is stamped on the
cell cover and consists of a letter
followed by three numbers
▬ The first letter represents the
year (H is 2001, 65th day)
▬ The letters used are based on
the Italian alphabet, A to Z,
which does not use the letters
J, K, W, X and Y and starts
back at A once Z is used (i.e.,
2014)
▬
▬
40
The three numbers represent
the day of the year (i.e., 1 to
365, or 1 to 366 for leap years)
that the cell was manufactured
on
The other letter(s) are the cell
type and manufacturing plant
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 21
VENTED CELLS
 The date code is on a label on the
year (T is 2011, 204th day; U is
2012, 73rd day)
which does not use the letters J,
K, W, X and Y and starts back
at A once Z is used (i.e., 2014)
▬
▬
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
41
ESA
on
SM
DATE CODE – FIAMM/ALCAD/SAFT
MONOLITE VRLA BATTERY
 The date code using a dot matrix
printer is placed on the cell cover
and consists of a letter followed by
three numbers
year (O is 2006, 124th day)
the Italian alphabet, A to Z, which
does not use the letters J, K, W,
X and Y and starts back at A
once Z is used (i.e., 2014)
▬
▬
42
The three numbers represent the
day of the year (i.e., 1 to 365, or
1 to 366 for leap years) that the
cell was manufactured on
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 22
MONOLITE VRLA BATTERY
 The date code is on a label on the
year (T is 2011, 295th day)
which does not use the letters
J, K, W, X and Y and starts
back at A once Z is used (i.e.,
2014)
▬
▬
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
43
ESA
on
SM
DATE CODE – HOPPECKE
label on the cell cover,
separate from the cell
nameplate
44
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 23
DATE CODE – HBL VRLA CELLS
sticker affixed to the
side of the steel
module and is
DD.MM.YY (October
2, 2006 for this
battery)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
45
ESA
SM
INTERSTATE VRLA BATTERY – TOP
CONNECTED
separate sticker near
the cell positive
terminal and is
straightforward
MMYYYY (February
46
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 24
MIDAC/ALCAD/SAFT ETERNACELL
VENTED CELLS
 The date code is a four
digit number on the
side of the cell cover
just above the jar-tocover seal and is
MMYY (June 2010 for
this cell)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
47
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 1 – NORTHSTAR
label on the side of the
plastic container
 The code is
straightforward and is
MMYYYY (August
48
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 25
DATE CODE 2 – NORTHSTAR
label on the side of the
plastic container
 The code is
straightforward and is
DDMYY (11 August
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
49
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 1 – TAB BATTERY (MTI
TECHNOLOGIES OR ALPHA)
label located on the
cell cover. The
DDMMYYYY for the
date code are
indicated (i.e.,
“blacked out”) on the
label
 For these cells the
date code are
December 15, 2003
and September 16,
2013
50
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 26
DATE CODE 2 – TAB BATTERY (MTI
TECHNOLOGIES)
 The date code is heat
stamped as YYMDD or
YYMMDD on the cell
cover.
 For this cell the date
code is June 18, 2001
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
51
ESA
SM
DATE CODE – TYCO
nameplate on the steel
module
 The code is YYMM (June
2002 for this module)
52
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 27
DATE CODE – WERKER
label on the end of the
plastic container
 The date code consists of
a letter and number
representing MY (April
1999 and March 2000 for
this example)
▬
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
53
ESA
With a single digit for
the year one may
need to verify the
installation date to
determine the year
(e.g., 0 could be
1990 or 2000)
SM
DATE CODE 1 – ALCAD NiCd
the cell container
(July 2003 for this cell)
54
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 28
DATE CODE 2 – ALCAD NiCd
the cell container
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
55
ESA
SM
DATE CODE 1 – SAFT NiCd
cell container
56
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 29
DATE CODE 2 – SAFT NiCd
a label located on
the side of the cell
container
(December 1994
and November
2008 for these cells)
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
57
ESA
SM
DATE CODE – VARTA NiCd
located on the
bottom of cell
container
(February 2002 for
this cell)
58
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
ESA
SM
Page 30
DATE CODE 1 – NIFE NiCd
 The date code is on the cell container
 The code is YQ, where a random letter was used for the
year and the letters N, I, F, E were used to represent the
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters, respectively. The letter Y
was used for 1998, so this cell was manufactured during
the 3rd quarter of 1988. Since the letter representing the
year is random, the manufacturer would have to be
consulted in any case
59
©MWM 2005, 2007-15
©MWM 2005, 2007-15

DATE CODES UNMASKED

Transcription

Similar documents

DOS SD-STD-02.01 K12 L3 ASTM F2656 M50 P1

Ancient civilizations already knew that heavenly bodies

The electric skate reference - Evo

mv sea chaser specifications - General Maritime Services, LLC

ADVANTAGE 1.0

BP125 Time Recorder

Ad for user ORGILL (DARRELLS HARDWARE)

ES14-OTDR

FEATURE OF THE MONTH

GeoMax Zipp02 Theodolite