NOTE: This information applies to FS-100 manufactured before September 2014. The DOM format has been changed to numbers indicating manufacturing month and year on products September 2014 and forward. Please Note FS-100 manufactured after October 4th 2021 will now include the date of manufacturing in numerical form on the top of the tin rather than the bottom side for readability purposes .
The DOM (Date of Manufacture) for the Hakko FS-100 Tip Polishing Paste manufactured on or before September 2014 is marked on the bottom of each container using a 2 letter code.
The first letter corresponds to the production year. For example...
- A equals years that end in 1
- B equals years that end in 2
- C equals years that end in 3
... and so on.
The second letter corresponds to the production month. For example...
- A equals the month of January
- B equals the month of February
- C equals the month of March
... and so on.
NOTE: The letter 'I' is not used for either year or month marking due to readability issues.
You can use the following table for quick reference
YEAR
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
|
F
|
G
|
H
|
J
|
K
|
|
1
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2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
0
|
MONTH
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
|
F
|
G
|
H
|
J
|
K
|
L
|
M
|
|
Jan
|
Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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