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5.4Battery Datecodes
The datecode printed on the battery will give you the following information:
Example
: TOS 8 G9 VA 1
TOS = Battery cells supplied by Toshiba
8
= Revision level
G9
= Datecode (see below)
VA
= Varta (battery manufacturer)
1
= Place of manufacturing (1=Germany ,2= Novibor, Czech Republic)
Datecode:
Character 1: Year of production (J= 1997, K= 1998)
Character 2: Month of production
(1-9 means January to September; O=October; N=November ;
D=December)
Example:
TOS 8 K4 VA 1
This battery was produced in april of 1998!
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