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Old Feb 1, 2020 | 12:05 PM
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What is the date of this battery?


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12/04/16

December 4th, 2016 would sure be my guess.

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Sure would seem that way.
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Says clearly 12/4/16. What is the mystery?
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I have seen dates shown as year/month/day; 04/16/2012. Doesn't look right for your application.
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Originally Posted by Corgidog1
Says clearly 12/4/16. What is the mystery?
The mystery is, is that Dec 4, 2016 M/D/YR format OR April 12, 2016 D/M/YR format?
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Dec. 4 was a Sunday so my guess would be April 12.
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This is a date format that most of the rest of the world uses... of DAY/MONTH/YEAR....so April 12 2016
The battery was most likely made in Mexico.

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Originally Posted by YO-EL
The mystery is, is that Dec 4, 2016 M/D/YR format OR April 12, 2016 D/M/YR format?
Thanks for the clarification. Never thought of the other format.
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Yeah, just looked at mine and it's 28/02/14, so it's "day/month/year" for sure. Guess I've been way to lucky with the 6 year mark coming up real soon!! Time to purchase that new one!! As you can see, procrastination is something I'm pretty good at...
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