Trojan L-16 date codes [RE-wrenches]

[Bob-O Schultze, Electron Connection]

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Hiya David,
Most battery date codes use a letter for the month. A for January, B 
for Feb, etc. and the number is the year. A5 would have been 
manufactured and left the factory in January, 2005. Your newest 
battery, H5, was made last August.
you were smart to reject them.
Good Luck, Bob-O
On Oct 24, 2005, at 9:31 AM, David Palumbo, Independent Power & Light 
wrote:
> I need help in deciphering Trojan L-16 codes stamped on the posts.
>
> A battery distributor just tried to deliver (I refused) the following 
> L-16
> G's. They looked like hell and the voltages were all low (6.03 to 6.15 
> - at
> rest voltages obviously).
>
> K24 on one post, A5 on the other.
>
> H13 , J4
>
> D14 , F5
>
> G21  , H5
>
> What vintage are these batteries. They look like they have been 
> sitting out
> in somebody's warehouse for awhile.
>
> Dave Palumbo

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