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Originally Posted by WVZR-1
Batteries are date coded these days in generally quite visible areas on the battery, it's wise to confirm the date code of the battery because if 36 months down the road you've a warranty issue and no invoice the date code of the battery is generally sufficient for the application of the warranty. Batteries are generally rotated so a "fresher" battery could likely be the last in the rack! A 75 group battery is pretty popular, you might have a choice of 5 - 7 batteries! Grab the "freshest"!!
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The only date codes I've ever seen are cryptic. Or they have scratch off pads.
Interviewing the department manager at Wallmart he said they just rotate unsold ones out. The are "reconditioned" and put back on the shelf. And I think they've since gotten out of selling batteries all to gether. The O'Riley's guy I spoke to said they do the same thing. Then a green sticker with a number indicating the month it was last "cycled".
And a local Bi-Mart (coop) does not put acid in them and they sit in the back until inventory is needed. A battery with no acid and sealed will not have a problem. They do not have date codes. They do punch out the year and month on a strip on the top of the battery. Problem at BiMart is the once with acid sit for long periods.
BTW all even the sealed batteries like Optima will develop problems if they sit too long.