What to do with this electrode?

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Hi All,Long time lurker, I think maybe first post.  I was cleaning out a corner of the shop and found a couple boxes of mystery electrodes.  There is one tin, probably 10 lbs of electrode with a yellow dot on the grip end.  Google would seem to indicate that is old E7011-A1 (feel free to correct me if you know better).  I can't seem to find any other information about this electrode.  What's it used for and hows it ran?
Reply:If you are of the opinion that the mystery electrode is 7011, then try treating it like it is 6011 with a 70,000 pound tensile strength.That is my best guess.  Free advice is often worth what you paid for it.
Reply:They made 7011's? I could see it being 7010 but i've never heard of 7011. If its an xx11 rod it can run on AC or DCEP and is a deep penetrating rod so what i would do is run a couple beads on a plate then grind the weld about half way through and see if you see any little holes if you do thats porosity and that means they had moisture in them and their no good.Lincoln pro core 125 14''chop saw7 inch grinder,2-4.5 inch grinders,electric die grinder.Half inch drillAnd alot of hand tools
Reply:According to the 1973 proceedure book of arc welding, the yellow dot coupled with a blue end dot is a 7011.  If there's a black end color, it's a 7024.  When I get home, I'll check the latest edition of the handbook to see if the colors are even punished anymore.  From my own research for grins and giggles, I learned that the coloring dot system on electrodes are no longer used and disappeared into the history books like 8-track tapes and rabbit ears TV antennas. Last edited by SuperArc; 12-18-2013 at 08:06 PM.Lincoln Power Mig 216Lincoln AC/DC-225/125Miller  625 X-Treme PlasmaMiller 211 Forney 95FI-A 301HF 91110Victor Journeyman O/PMilwaukee DaytonMakita  Baileigh NRA Life Member
Reply:Superarc, that would tend to match what I found and I believe from the same source.
Reply:Originally Posted by flux core joeThey made 7011's? I could see it being 7010 but i've never heard of 7011. If its an xx11 rod it can run on AC or DCEP and is a deep penetrating rod so what i would do is run a couple beads on a plate then grind the weld about half way through and see if you see any little holes if you do thats porosity and that means they had moisture in them and their no good.