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From: larryz@tekigm.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Mallory Duracell Battery Code
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Date: Wed, 26-Nov-86 17:08:53 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 26 17:08:53 1986
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In article <1392@rayssdb.UUCP> iws@rayssdb.UUCP (Ihor W. Slabicky) writes:
>Would some one post to the net, if they can find it, the 
>way to break the code on the back of every package of
>Mallory Duracell batteries which tells you when the
>batteries were manufactured?  Thanks!


The following info. is from the PHOTO '87 INFORMATION ALMANAC by the Editors of
Modern Photography:

On the back of American made packages of Duracells is a stamped date code.
The first digit is the last digit of the year of manufacture.
Next is a letter representing the the month, arranged alphabetically, A - L.
The next two digits are the day of the month.
The last letter represents the U.S. factory.

Example:  "4J08X" indicates Oct. 8, 1984

Gray market Duracells do not have a stamped code.

A list of U.S. factories corresponding to the last letter of the code, was not
provided.


Regards,
Larry Zimmer
tektronix!tekigm2!larryz

Oh No another beautiful theory ruined by facts!