Optima battery date of manufacture - anyone help decipher these numbers for me please

[Young Angus]

Hi there, just wondering if you could tell me how to figure out the date of manufacture of two Yellow Tops I just bought. I'm not sure how much stock this particular shop moves and wanted to make sure I hadn't bought a couple of very old batteries that had been sitting on the shelf for ages.

Both are yellow tops.


One is a D34 (model number 8012-254, part number 812 254 0008882) and the barcode sticker on the side reads 7041403955.


Other is a D34/78 (model number D34/78, part number 8014-045) and the barcode sticker on the side reads 7175402799.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Roverlord off road spares]

Hi there, just wondering if you could tell me how to figure out the date of manufacture of two Yellow Tops I just bought. I'm not sure how much stock this particular shop moves and wanted to make sure I hadn't bought a couple of very old batteries that had been sitting on the shelf for ages.

Both are yellow tops.


One is a D34 (model number 8012-254, part number 812 254 0008882) and the barcode sticker on the side reads 7041403955.


Other is a D34/78 (model number D34/78, part number 8014-045) and the barcode sticker on the side reads 7175402799.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

70414 3 9 55. 3rd Sept 1955 LOL
717540 2 7 99. 2nd July 1999

I'm not sure how much stock this particular shop moves and wanted to make sure I hadn't bought a couple of very old batteries that had been sitting on the shelf for ages
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seriously though best you ring Optima they would be able to tell you.

[Young Angus]

70414 3 9 55. 3rd Sept 1955 LOL
717540 2 7 99. 2nd July 1999

I'm not sure how much stock this particular shop moves and wanted to make sure I hadn't bought a couple of very old batteries that had been sitting on the shelf for ages
.
seriously though best you ring Optima they would be able to tell you.

Haha woohoo I got a vintage one! Maybe that's why he gave me a good deal, I got the two of them for a cool $600 which I thought was pretty reasonable. Oh btw Roverlord I think I need to order some parts from you for an upcoming trip...starting with a rear drivers side mudflap (I think that's the one) :)

[sierrafery]

..... and the barcode sticker on the side reads 7041403955.....
AFAIK the built date in that barcode is hidden in the first 4 digits, the first digit of the code is the last number of the MY and the next 3 digits are the number of the day from the year, so for 7041.... 7 = 2017 and 041 = 41'th day of the year = february 10
based on that both your batteries are quite new

[Young Angus]

That's what I was thinking, surely they can't be much older than that can they with a 7 in the barcode?!