Purchased new Bosch battery and it's 5 years old - problem or not?

[ant0]

Should I be concerned, or not, that I just took delivery of a new Bosch Powertube 625 battery from an official dealer and the box states a (manufacture?) date of Jan 2016, so is over 5 years old?!

Is this normal?

Will the battery provide full charge and service?

Nothing to worry about, or a problem being supplied with old stock?

Thanks.

 

[Doomanic]

Eh? They weren't available in 2016.

There is a way of getting the date code off the battery sticker, I'll have a google and let you know what it is.

 

[Doomanic]

Can you take a pic of the battery sticker so I can compare it to mine and try and decipher it?

 

[ant0]

Here's the Bosch box it came in and a the batter code

 

[ant0]

And FYI my original battery that came with the bike has a code starting 7..

 

[DtEW]

Here's the Bosch box it came in and a the batter code

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Uh... the box explicitly says January 16th, 2021. It also says model year (MY) 2021 (21).

 

[Doomanic]

Yeah, you've read the date the wrong way round...

 

[Monkey Dog]

Easy mistake to make

 

[Doomanic]

Yeah, it's written the wrong (for the UK) way round, but it does say YY.MM.DD above the numbers.

Still, it's good to know it's a very recent production.

 

[ant0]

?‍?
How stupid do I feel, lol.
My wife just pointed this out too.

In my defense use reading glasses and didn't have them on when scanning the date on the box which I read UK style.

At least I've provided some entertainment ?

Have a nice photo to make up for my mistake...

 

[Zimmerframe]

How stupid do I feel, lol.
My wife just pointed this out too.

Make sure you put it in the bike the right way round.. I'm not sure we're ready for "I've just bought a new Bosch battery and it won't go in my bike properly"

 

[ant0]

Make sure you put it in the bike the right way round.. I'm not sure we're ready for "I've just bought a new Bosch battery and it won't go in my bike properly"

? I'll try my best and ask my wife if I get stuck.

 

[dwdion]

Just had the same problem. Sold a vertical Powertube 625 I had bought by mistake and the buyer was complaining it was from 2017 and not new - 200417. This although the 625 only came out in 2020.He wanted his money back but thanks in part to this thread he is now satisfied so I am I.
Thx.