The first digit is the month indicated by a letter a is january b is february and so on and the second digit is the year 1 is 2011 2 is 2012 and so on.
Duracell auto battery date code.
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The extreme efb battery can be upgraded to an even more powerful and cycle resistant extreme agm battery in the l3 h6 70 ah and l4 h7 80 ah housing.
Use this cross reference guide to compare duracell battery products with corresponding product numbers from other manufacturers.
Fits duracell extreme efb the ideal battery for medium small cars and lcv that have only basic stop start features.
Duracell advanced maximum power for starting and for the vehicle systems the ideal battery for the modern car.
Please contact your duracell account manager for more information.
This is how we date all of our batteries.
The code is usually near one of the corners of the battery.
In addition we offer choices for your lawn garden marine and golf carts.
Ac delco global date code ks2k14 the bolded letters are the important ones 2k is november 2012 ie 14 11 2012 kj9d03 this is april 2009 ie 03 04 2009.
These are the digits that indicate both the month and year when the battery was shipped.
The first two digits in the date code are the most important.
This code can only be seen when looking down on the top of the battery.
In the case of button cell batteries many of them will have it on their box or plastic packaging but will almost never actually be on the battery itself.
They are stamped into the top of the case on the edge of the battery close to the positive terminal.
Battery cross reference chart.
The code is not on the battery slabel and it is not on the rim around the cover.