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HP-12C serial number check - HP-12C - 03-10-2023 01:32 AM
Is it possible to decode this serial number to determine the year this HP-12C was made?
PHA7370SWQ
PH I assume means it was manufactured in the Philippines?
Thanks for any help
RE: HP-12C serial number check - Steve Simpkin - 03-10-2023 02:24 AM
According to the following site:
https://serial-number-decoder.com/hp-calculator/hp-calculator.htm
This HP calculator was made in China during week 37 of 2007 or 2017
RE: HP-12C serial number check - HP-12C - 03-10-2023 02:33 AM
Hi Steve
Thank you for the link, I was not aware of that website.
RE: HP-12C serial number check - linq2008 - 03-10-2023 03:59 AM
Philippines，2017，37 weeks
RE: HP-12C serial number check - Eric Rechlin - 03-10-2023 04:46 AM
(03-10-2023 02:24 AM)Steve Simpkin Wrote: According to the following site:
https://serial-number-decoder.com/hp-calculator/hp-calculator.htm
This HP calculator was made in China during week 37 of 2007 or 2017
Something definitely went wrong there, because a PH serial number is Philippines, not China. I would assume 2017, since in 2007 I think it would have been made in China.
RE: HP-12C serial number check - HP-12C - 03-10-2023 04:57 AM
I did think that a China made unit should always start with a CN serial number, e.g: CN40800888
HP's own warranty check site - striegel - 03-13-2023 07:30 PM
There is a web site that will tell you the warranty date for HP products, although sometimes knowing just the serial number is not enough. In that case, you also need a product number, which isn't always obvious.
https://support.hp.com/us-en/check-warranty
In this particular case, I was able to find that this HP 12C was provided with its factory warranty starting 2017-09-19. I had to know a likely "Product" number for this was F2230A.