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Electronic Lamp Manufacturers of Australia Date Codes « on: August 21, 2022, 08:30:26 PM » Author: 108CAM
Need some help with deciphering the date codes used by Electronic Lamp Manufacturers of Australia which mainly consist of a letter and a number, for example, B8
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Re: Electronic Lamp Manufacturers of Australia Date Codes « Reply #1 on: October 19, 2022, 04:00:38 AM » Author: 108CAM
Through some research on this site, I have determined that Electronic Lamp Manufacturers of Australia mostly used the Philips date codes as Philips was the largest shareholder in ELMA's ownership.
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