I see from the images shown the date code is May of 2010. Don't these fizzle out in 5 - 7 yrs?
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Yes they do fizzle out over time due to battery wear, but this photo may have been posted several years ago and never updated. It's up to the seller to ship units that have recent dates code. At Small Fleet Parts we only ship current units with a full warranty to work.
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mine was 02 2016 plenty of time to use them. I'm sure its different on every order
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I purchased them quite a while ago, as a gift, had no complaints about them. I didn't look at the date. Sorry!
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i bought mine over a year ago and just looked at the date. It is marked November of 2015.
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I would guess they are either the dates made or the expiration dates... talk to the company.
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Bradford, Yes, most of the time has expired because these are July 3013 to December 2014 Calendars. I would just wait a month or so and purchase the 2014/2015 calendar. They are excellent calendars, which I highly recommend. Hattie M.
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The ones I've got had an exp. Date of 2015 and I've bought them in 2013. . Its usually a year or more.
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there are codes on both the box and the cans but they are not dates. I have bought it several times and its always been great - I think they sell enough that dates are not an issue. Frankly don't know anywhere else to get it
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When they say 7 year life, they're really close. Bought 4 of these units in Oct, 2004. They have worked well over the years and haven't had any problems. Last month, one generated an "ERR.." code and just last week, another generated the same "ERR.." code. It looks like they've lived their useful life and I'll replace them without calling the manufacturer. Technically, I'm just curious how they can predict the 7-year life...???? Great product though.
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I received two of these from AMTECH today, and they are not new - the date codes are from late 2007 and early 2008. I'll have to put them on the tester and see how many hours they have on them. I only bought these because I wanted drop-in replacements for an older RAID array.
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I have lot code CS09331, expiration date is 04/15. It would seem they last quite a while, probably even beyond the date if stored properly (i.e., a cool, dry place). I bought these in January of this year and have been enjoying them.
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Agreeing with the others. Ordered mine in June and they are good until 12/2013, so ~1.5 years from purchase date.
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Google "powersonic date code" It's an easy open code. I have bought a bunch of these and they have always been reasonably fresh. I consider anything in the last 6 months to be fresh. I'd look at the batteries for you. but I have lost track of which ones were purchased when.
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Good Question. They are very close to the end of the sell by date. October 2013 for the one I purchased in Sept. I hope this helps
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I'm sorry, I don't know. I simply had them shipped to my son who was setting up an apartment in another state. If they were expired, Amazon would surely refund your money.
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The sets I have have dates around January 2015. I ordered them back in 2013.
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I ordered some after reading about the issue but mine are fine (many years) so I suspect the expire issue is over. Worse case is having to return them but I doubt that will happen.