What do the characters in a Waters LC product serial number stand for? - WKB124687

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• Waters LC products

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The standard Waters instrument serial number is composed of ten (10) characters as defined below.

A 9 6   L C I    0 0 1   M     
1 2 3  4,5,6   7,8,9    10

• Position 1 = Month. Valid values are alphabetical, ranging from A through H and J through M. Valid values include:
  • A = January     
  • B = February    
  • C = March        
  • D = April          
  • E = May      
  • F = June
  • G = July       
  • H = August
  • J = September
  • K = October 
  • L = November     
  • M = December
• Position 2 = Decade. Valid values are numeric, ranging from 0 through 9.
• Position 3 = Year. Valid values are numeric, ranging from 0 through 9.
• Positions 4-6 = Three-position alphanumeric model code.
• Positions 7-9 = Three-position numeric sequence number.
• Position 10 = Manufacturing code.

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