Operation

Level 1 and 2 Service Manual

General Operation

position 12 = C = Motorola, China. (Frontend Core Pack)

position 13, 14 & 15 = placeholders (...) to indicate pack has not been relabeled.

8.Re-label position (thirteenth position of battery code). A period (.) is to be added if not relabeled. If relabeled, add the original date code year per step 5.

9.Line & shift manufactured (optional)/relabel (Fourteenth & Fifteenth position of battery code) If not relabeled, consists of a two character combination either alpha or numeric to be determined by the cell pack manufacturer for repre- senting the line and shift. All unused positions shall be marked with a period

(.). If relabeled, consists of the original date code week positions per step 6."

10.Batteries sold in China have an additional character date code: Example: Y Y Y Y M M D D A B C X X X X

Where YYYYMMDD is the actual battery manufacturing date A is the line number

B is the shift number (A,C is day shift; B, D is night shift) C is a serial number from A to Z

XXXX is a sequence number

11.Embedded battery packs use a 6 character date code: Position 1 is the manufacturing site:

Manufacturing Site	Code


BYD	a

ESG	b

GSMT China	c

GSMT Japan	d

LG China	e

LG Japan	f

Maxell China	g

Maxell Japan	h

TDI	i

Toshiba China	j

Toshiba Japan	k

Position 2 and 3 is cell code and vendor. See step 2.

Position 4, 5, and 6 is cell date code (year and week). See steps 5 and 6.

For detailed operating instructions, refer to the appropriate User Guide listed in the Related Publications section toward the end of this manual.

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October 27, 2006