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How To Read The Date Code On A Relay

This document describes how to read date codes on relays to determine when they were manufactured. There are three common date code formats: three digits indicating year and week, four digits with the same meaning, or five digits where the first indicates the year and the next two indicate month and day. A letter after the date code identifies the factory location. Examples are given showing how to interpret date codes in the three formats.

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How To Read The Date Code On A Relay

This document describes how to read date codes on relays to determine when they were manufactured. There are three common date code formats: three digits indicating year and week, four digits with the same meaning, or five digits where the first indicates the year and the next two indicate month and day. A letter after the date code identifies the factory location. Examples are given showing how to interpret date codes in the three formats.

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How to read the date code on a relay

Introduction:
Date code / lot number is the number to identify when the component is being manufactured. It is for the factories
production quality control and tracing purposes.

Date code:
There are 3 different date code format on our relays:
1) Three digit code: The first digit represents the year and the remaining two digits represent the week number in a
calendar year, e.g. 451 means week 51 of year 2004.
2) Four digit code: The first two digits represent the year and the remaining two digits represent the week number in
a calendar year, e.g. 0451 means week 51 of year 2004.
3) Five digits code: The first digit represents the year. The second two digits represent the month and the remaining
two digits represent the day, e.g. 41201 means Dec. 1, 2004

Factory code:
A letter following the date code identifies factory location.

Examples:

US Part No: TK1-5V US Part No: AQV412EH US Part No: S2EB-5V


Date code: 70313 – the relay was Date code: 431 – 31st week, Date code: 40113 – January
made on March 13th 2007. 2004. 13th 2004.
Factory code: B – Japan factory Factory code: Blank – Japan Factory code: Blank – Japan
(internal use only). factory (internal use only). factory (internal use only).

Release date: 12/2007

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