Marking the manufacturing dates of a car battery

Automotive acid batteries (AKB) Tyumen can safely be proud of their origin, place of birth, name. The Tyumen Battery Plant has long been famous for its products in the domestic and foreign markets.

In 1941, it was created on the basis of the evacuated Podolsk plant to produce reliable, high-quality and powerful batteries. Over its long history (almost 80 years), the enterprise not only did not deviate from its intended path, but also turned into a huge, well-coordinated, self-sufficient organism.

It does not depend on suppliers, or on market events or currency exchanges. All necessary components are produced here.

With a clear organization of work on recycling used batteries, the smelted lead is reused in the next production cycle.

Within these walls, our scientific and technical forces are developing new types of batteries with improved characteristics, design, and quality. New developments appear approximately every 5 years. The work process is uninterrupted around the clock.

Russian batteries

For Russian battery manufacturers, everything is often simple - a code is stamped on the case in the form of the production date of this battery. The brands Tyumen Bear, Yamal, Batbear have six digits stamped in the form XXXXXX, where the first two digits indicate the month number, and the last four indicate the year. For example, 012017 means that the battery was manufactured in January 2022.

On manufactured batteries (Beast, Aktech, Horse, Orion, VSA, Solo, Duo Extra, X-stream Power), the release date is indicated on the case in the form of four digits - XXXX, where the first two digits indicate the serial number of the month of the year, and the last two The numbers indicate the year of manufacture. For example, code 0517 means that the battery was manufactured in May (5th month) 2022.

Example of Beast battery marking:

For batteries produced by Kursk Battery Plant and Istok, everything is a little more complicated. The code consists of two groups of numbers of the form XXXX XXXXXX, where the first four digits are the production line number and batch code, and the last digit is the team number. Accordingly, the date itself is encrypted in numbers with serial numbers 5-9, where the 5th digit is the last digit of the year, the 6th is the half-year, the 7th is the serial number of the month in the half-year, the 8th and 9th are the number. Let's take an example: the code 1295 712132 is stamped on the battery case, which means the battery was manufactured on February 13, 2022 by the 2nd team on the 1st production line and the batch code is 295.

The marking of the Cobat and Titan brands consists of 5 digits of the form XXXXX, where the 1st digit is the day of the week, the 2nd and 3rd are the serial number of the week of the year (from 01 to 53), the 4th is the year (in Latin letters): 2013 (N), 2014 (Z), 2015 (P), 2016 (A), 2022 (S), 2022 (T), 2022 (X), 2020 (L) and the 5th digit is the number shifts. Example: 104S1, which means the battery was released on Monday, 4th week of 2022, 1st shift.

A little about the manufacturer

Yes, modern battery production is significantly different from what it was before. But the company has a rather rich, eventful and interesting history. Therefore, before talking about the manufacture of batteries, it is worth looking into the past.

In fact, the history of the enterprise began at the end of 1941. It was named “Tyumen Battery Plant”. But few people know that the plant was actually moved from Podolsk to Tyumen.

At the beginning of 1942, the first batch of batteries was produced. The Tyumen plant was almost the only one that specialized in the production of batteries throughout the Union. A little more time passed, and the plant’s capacity allowed it to produce 100 thousand batteries per year.

In 1971, a major reconstruction of the plant took place, and new assembly lines appeared. Since 1985, maintenance-free batteries with a capacity of 55 Ah have been produced in Tyumen. Equipment for assembly was purchased in Austria. Almost at the same time, the company began producing its own plastic battery packs.

The period from 1987 to 2001 became significant in the history of the enterprise, as a number of changes took place, production was modernized, and new equipment was purchased.

There is already a workshop for processing and disposal of old batteries operating at the plant. Polypropylene is also processed here.

Representative offices and sales centers of JSCB Tyumen are present in 42 cities of Russia and the CIS countries.

Korean batteries

Solite

Solite brand batteries have letters and numbers stamped on the case like AB1C2, where A is the factory name code (there may be 2 letters, for example, DF). B1C – day and month encoding. Moreover, the day and month are encoded as follows: B1C, where B is the decimal part of the day of the month (values: W=0, X=10, Y=20, Z=30), 1 – unit part (values ​​0-9), C – month (values: I-January, J-February, K-March, L-April, M-May, N-June, O-July, P-August, Q-September, R-October, S-November, T- December). The 5th digit is the year of production, and the 6th is the shift (not always found).

It's easier to understand with an example. VAW8J6 is stamped on the case, which means VA - the code (name) of the plant, W8 - the 08th number (W = 0, add another number 8), J - the month of February, 6 - 2016. Moreover, the battery release date is February 8, 2016.

Example of Solite battery marking:

Rocket, Startex, Nordix, Global&Yuasa

Type code AA1B23, where:

AA – plant marking, 1 – year of production, B – month of production (A-January, B-February, C-March, D-April, E-May, F-June, G-July, H-August, I-September , J-October, K-November, L-December). 23 is the number of production.

Example: KJ6F29 – battery manufactured on June 29, 2016.

Example of Startex battery labeling:

Puma Gold

Type code 1AB23, where:

1 – year of production, A – month of production (A-January, B-February, C-March, D-April, E-May, F-June, G-July, H-August, J-September, K-October, L-November, M-December). B – plant marking, 23 – production number.

Example: 6MR21 – battery manufactured on December 21, 2016.

Example of Puma Gold battery labeling:

general information

Domestic drivers are not used to contacting a service center for any reason. Many of them know how to maintain their vehicles themselves, trying to maximize their performance and reliability.

After several years of using the machine, it becomes necessary to replace some components, including the battery. The fact is that such a system has its own service life and loses its performance characteristics over time. Choosing a new part is a task that needs to be approached carefully, paying attention to several important parameters. One of them is to decipher the release date of the battery.

In order for the new unit to last much longer and cope with its duties without interruption, it is important to choose proven models that have been released recently. It is important to know for yourself how to determine the year of manufacture of a battery: not every seller is ready to provide such information to the client.

Unfortunately, not all car owners devote the necessary time and attention to deciphering the battery release date, which leads to many troubles.

Difficulties in determining the year of manufacture are explained by the fact that on the body of the design there is no exact data about the time when the device went on sale, and instead of them there is a certain marking , which you need to decipher yourself. Many battery models have this code on the factory sticker. If this is the case, you need to be able to understand the battery release date markings. Having learned to perform such a task, you can not only successfully select a new unit, but also establish the possible cause of the defect in the event of a breakdown.

Japanese batteries

With Japanese Panasonic and FB batteries everything is much simpler than with Korean ones. The release date is stamped on the bottom of the battery case in the form of six digits XXXXXX.

Panasonic

Type code 123456, where 1 and 2 are the year, 3 and 4 are the serial number of the month, the 5th and 6th. For example, 170425 is stamped on the body of a Panasonic battery, which means the battery was manufactured on April 25, 2022.

Furukawa Battery (FB)

On new FB batteries that are supplied to Russia, the release date is indicated on the plastic cover of the battery. It is repressed, so it is not very visible. The production date is indicated as a number month year, for example 101116D. Accordingly, in our example, the battery release date is November 10, 2016. Example in the photo:

Totachi

Totachi batteries are marked in two ways.

First way:

The date is engraved and consists of 6 characters of the form 1ABC23. Where the first digit means the year (for example, 6 - 2016), the second character (letter) means the month (A-January, B-February, C-March, D-April, E-May, F-June, G-July, H -August, J-September, K-October, L-November, M-December), BC - marking of the manufacturer of the plant, 5th and 6th symbol - production date.

Second way:

The marking is applied to the battery handle in the form of a 13-digit manufacturer code (A1234567B1234).

Where A is the year of manufacture:

• Z - 2014
• P - 2015
• I - 2016
• S - 2017
• H - 2018
• A - 2019
• E - 2020
• B - 2021
• O - 2022
• R - 2023

B—month of manufacture:

• H - January
• C—February
• A - March
• L - April
• E - May
• K - June
• Q - July
• B - August
• I - September
• I - October
• F - November
• D - December

An example of Totachi battery labeling:

This Totachi battery has the code Z4186733B1369, which means the battery was manufactured in August (B) 2014 (Z).

"VARTA", "Bosch"

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Decipher the markings: mission possible

German twins have a common marking standard, which is not surprising given the minimum technological differences between the two brands of batteries.

In order not to dwell on all the nuances of the long code indicated on the top cover of the battery, we will only say that the “date of birth” can be calculated using the numbers 4,5,6. The fourth is the last digit of the year, and the fifth and sixth are the month code. Here, as in the case of Tubor, instead of actual numbers there is a real rebus: January 17, February 18, March 19, April 20, May 53, June 54, July 55, August 56, September 57 , 58-October, 59-November, 60-December.

European batteries

Varta and Bocsh batteries have a large code stamped with letters and numbers, where we are only interested in the 4th, 5th and 6th digits. Since 2014, the first three characters in this code indicate the specifics of production (conveyor belt number, plant name), and the date of production in the next three digits. The date is deciphered using a special table:

For example, C2C857282 is stamped on a Bocsh battery, C2C - production features, 857 - look at the date in the table. It turns out that the battery was manufactured in September 2022.

Example of Bosch battery labeling:

How to distinguish a fake battery

As you know, it makes sense to counterfeit only good goods. And the characteristics of Tyumen batteries confirm their quality in the best possible way. This is probably why counterfeit batteries from this manufacturer began to appear on the market.

Tyumen batteries, how to distinguish a fake from the original in order to be sure that the battery will last a long time? This can certainly be done, and we will tell you how:

• Pay attention to the label, it indicates the maximum weight. The permissible error is no more than 0.5 kg. from the weight declared by the manufacturer.

Since counterfeit products are usually homemade, the date of manufacture is usually either stamped or printed on a printer.

Optima

The date marking of Optima batteries is extremely simple: 4 digits are stamped on the side of the case. The first is the year of production, the other three are the serial number of the day of the year.

For example, 9141 is stamped on the case, which means the battery was released on 141 days of 2022, that is, May 21, 2022.

An example of Optima battery marking:

How to quickly determine the date on a battery in a warehouse

Starter batteries that are stored for a long time in a warehouse gradually lose their charge. Therefore, it is necessary to constantly monitor the process of receipt and delivery of goods. Only constant monitoring can guarantee that the consumer receives a normally charged battery.

Warehouse workers cannot individually inspect each item stored on the racks before issuing. They must navigate quickly to ensure the smooth functioning of the warehouse complex.

The American company EXIDE Technologies offers an original way to manage warehouse accounting. You can convey the content in two words: first received (First in) - first issued (First out). Newly arrived goods are placed against the back wall of the rack. Thus, previously received batteries are issued first. The presence of stale products is excluded.

To immediately determine the date of shipment from the EXIDE factory, the batteries are supplied with labels, which are a kind of “freshness” indicator. The label has the shape of a circle and is glued to the lid. It contains only 2 characters, printed in large font.

The first number is the trailing digit of the year of manufacture. The second letter means a period of 2 months:

• A - January-February;
• B - March-April;
• C—May-June;
• D—July-August;
• E - September-October;
• F - November-December.

If the label says 8E, this means that this battery was shipped by EXIDE in September-October 2022. Indicator labels allow you to easily sort products by leave period.

Globatt, Volta

On batteries manufactured in Baangladesh Globatt and Volta, the cover has a marking like 12A34B, where 12 is the day of the month, A is the month coding (values: I-January, J-February, K-March, L-April, M-May, N-June , O-July, P-August, Q-September, R-October, S-November, T-December), 34 - last 2 digits of the year, B - plant marking.

For example, the Globatt battery has 17L18E stamped on it, which means the battery was released on April 17, 2022.

Example of Globatt battery marking:

This is how battery manufacturers code release dates. If you understand everything carefully, then there is nothing complicated. We hope you can now easily decipher the markings of any battery!

How long can a Tyumen battery be stored?

It is necessary to distinguish between shelf life and duration of operation. Even if the Tyumen battery is not yet connected, it is simply waiting for its turn, in this inactivity it is discharged, the capacity becomes smaller, and plaque forms on the plates.

The longer he stays in this state, the less time he has to work.

An important factor is storage and transportation conditions. Compliance with all the rules will significantly increase the performance of the Tyumen battery in the future.

Decoding the dates of batteries produced in Kazakhstan

Kainar, Bars, Unikum batteries have 7 symbols stamped on them since 2022. This is the new marking of the Kainar plant.

Decoding of Kainar battery:

Example of Kainar battery marking:

Using the Kainar 115D31L battery as an example. It has 019101C stamped on it, which means the battery was manufactured on the 19th day of 2022, by the 1st brigade, on line C.

Model range of batteries Tyumen

The Tyumen Battery Plant traces its history back to 1941.
The main task that the enterprise faced in wartime was to establish the production of reliable, easy-to-use products. As a result of many years of work on quality, Tyumen Battery batteries successfully compete with expensive foreign-made analogues. If you decide to buy a battery for a car in Moscow

, pay attention to Tyumen batteries.
They are represented by three lines: Tyumen Standard
,
Tyumen Premium
, and
Tyumen ASIA
.

In Standard line batteries, both plates consist of lead with an admixture of antimony. These are so-called low-antimony batteries. Such batteries are universal, which, among other things, explains their popularity.

Tyumen battery Premium this line belongs to the class of hybrid batteries. They are manufactured using DPS (Double-SidePasting) technology. In hybrid batteries, plates of different charges are made from different metal alloys, namely: negative - lead-calcium, and positive - low-antimony. This battery design allows for high starting currents. A long service life is ensured by the fact that Tyumen batteries are less susceptible to evaporation of water from the electrolyte than others.

ASIA batteries are gaining popularity among customers. They are manufactured in accordance with Japanese JIS standard. The Tyumen Asia standard size fits cars from Asian manufacturers. In addition, these batteries, like the Premium line batteries, are hybrid.

Batteries from the Tyumen plant: buy in Moscow

There are representative offices of the Tyumen plant not only in Russia, but also in neighboring countries. Battery with delivery in Moscow

Tyumen batteries can be purchased from AKB-PROF. If you are faced with the task of purchasing a new battery, then make a choice in favor of the leader of Russian battery manufacturers - Tyumen battery.

The company's production volume is more than 10,000 pieces per month! Batteries from 38 to 100A are produced for passenger cars. There is a battery for trucks

and specialized equipment from 132 to 230 A. It is the owners of large-sized machines who prefer the Tyumen brand, since it is a guarantee of quality at a reasonable price. Tests conducted by automotive magazines confirm that these batteries are a worthwhile purchase, not inferior to expensive imported analogues. The batteries produced by the Tyumen plant compete with imported analogues in terms of technical characteristics, but are significantly ahead of them in terms of reliability.

Tyumen batteries have the following technological advantages:

• High starting currents.
• Availability of charge level indicator.
• Serviced batteries. If there is a need to add electrolyte, any battery from this manufacturer has filling plugs.
• Reduced discharge rates under non-linear loads and due to the influence of temperature changes.

We are pleased to sell reliable, inexpensive, Russian batteries of excellent quality also because our customers ultimately benefit from this cooperation.