In the photos, the battery production date is 2012. Does that diminish the battery effectiveness in any way?
1364231
The one I ordered was also old stock its been a couple months now,I have no complaints about the performance
1364232
Got as replacement battery. No issues seems to be better than original. Good price and works fine
793186
I have the batteries in use and have thrown away the package but, I do remember that I was surprised by the date. It was in 2015 or 2016. Batteries working perfect and very pleased.
1238617
There is no visible date on the package. But my results have been very good with these batteries.
1382191
That is the expiration date. These batteries have a 10 year listed shelf life. If you just received some with a June 2012 date, I would recommend returning for a refund. The ones I got expire in 2022.
413467
I purchased a battery in June 2014 which never charged right from the start so returned it for a refund. I did notice that the date on the battery was last year......
332417
My order at the end of Jan 2015 received with "Best before 2016" label.It seems they don't move them much, and at this point it's not worth buying them at all unless you go through these batteries fast.
2128410
I didn't check the date of manufacture on the battery but I know that it is working and I haven't had a problem with it.
1467817
The following data is on the back of the battery: CELL ORIGIN JAPAN FINISHED IN CHINA 20071108 RJA5133. The other battery I bought and installed as an OEM replacement has the same data and is still working great. However, to answer your question, I can not verify that this data represents the date of manufacture. Hope this helps.
1776592
I purchased in December of 2012 and have not changed the battery. I have no complaints with the operation of this unit.
1418754
I have been using regularly so have not seen any degradation. Battery has a really nice built in monitor. Just push button and it shows from 1 to 4 amount of charge. I have found this to be accurate on use and remaining charge. Other lithium-ion tools I have show very little degradation over time.
1114209
my batteries indicate 11/2018. I find them most unsatisfactory and will not buy them again.
18158
I checked and the date is on the package and not on the battery. The exp. date is 03/2017. Hope this helps.
1382194
That date is SureFire's date of guaranteed useful life of the battery. Hope this helps.
1870648
No. I no longer have the package to know what the date was, but the batteries are working just fine.
1294778
I'm not really sure, the battery I received had a manufacture date on it. So far it seems to be working just fine. The batteries usually last for 2- 3 years tops , even with new laptops purchases.
1480720
I have checked on this. The code on the battery tells you the Date of Manufacturer. I.E. The battery I have in my hand has a code of 11234 that means it was manufactured in (20)11, on the 234 day of the year. Hope this helps.
176969
Since my purchase in December 2012 I have not changed the battery. I hope this helps.