FLUID POWER SYMBOLS

RENR1078-02
BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS
March 2006
MAIN AUX.
PUMP: VARIABLE and
PUMP or MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION 2-SECTION PUMP PRESSURE COMPENSATED
(FIXED)

VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
(ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES VARIABLE and PRESSURE
COMPENSATED

VALVES
VALVE ENVELOPES VALVE PORTS

ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO-WAY THREE-WAY FOUR-WAY

CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES

AB AB

P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED

MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

312 and 312B Excavators VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

Medium Pressure with Blade COMBINATION CONTROLS

Hydraulic System (Attachment) SOLENOID SOLENOID

or MANUAL
SOLENOID SOLENOID and
PILOT or MANUAL
SERVO THERMAL DETENT
and PILOT

6BL1-Up MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

2KW1-Up
9NW1-Up PUSH-PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS

RELEASED PRESSURE REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL

SUPPLY PRESSURE

ACCUMULATORS CROSSING AND JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING

HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS

FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT THREE TWO

INFINITE
DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING POSITION POSITION

UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL

FLOW IN ONE PARALLEL CROSS FLOW ALLOWED IN

BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL DIRECTION FLOW FLOW EITHER DIRECTION

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Electrical Symbols Table

Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

G M
Transducer Transducer Generator Electric Motor
(Fluid) (Gas / Air)

RENR1078-02
Pressure Switch Pressure Switch Temperature Switch Electrical Wire
(Adjustable)

Electrical Symbols (Electrical)

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T
Pressure Temperature Level Flow
Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol

Wire Number Identification Codes

Electrical Schematic Example Hydraulic Schematic Example

Current Standard Current Standard

Harness identification code
This example indicates
wire 135 in harness "AG". Wire
Circuit Number Wire Color
Identification

325-AG135 PK-14
325-PK
Circuit Identification Wire Color Wire Gauge
Number

Previous Standard
Wire Color
Wire

325-PK-14
B A
Circuit Number Wire Gauge
Identification (EXAMPLE VALVE)
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TRAVEL MOTORS

(LEFT) (RIGHT)

F F
PG
SWING 2
MOTOR
Dr

T T 3
PP3

M1 M2 M2 M1

BLADE STICK BOOM BUCKET

CYLINDERS CYLINDER CYLINDERS CYLINDER 1

E P1 P2 P2 P1
MU E

B A

SWIVEL

B A 2A 2B

C B
D
F
E AL1
HR aR4 AR3 BR3 bR3 AR2 BR2 bR2 AR1 BR1 bR1 dST1 T bL1 BL1 bL2 BL2 AL2 bL3 AL3 BL3 bL4 BL4 AL4 aL5D aL5E HL
(UP) (IN) (RIGHT) (FORWARD) A (FORWARD) ATCH (UP) (CLOSE) (IN, OUT, DOWN)
D dR4 SWING TRAVEL STRT TRAVEL dL5 D
(L) (R) BOOM BUCKET STICK
B00M STICK (L) (R)
(2)
TRVL (1) (2)
(1)
BR4

R1 R2

Pa1 Pb1

dL6
C C
2

DP3
(DOWN) (OPEN)
(OUT) (LEFT) (BACK) (BACK)
bR4 PB2 PA1 dR8 aR3 Y dR7 Psp aR2 PSW PTA aR1 PR PL aL1 PP aL2 aL3A aL3B dL9 PB1 aL4 PA2 PiS
PAT

DP2
DV2
aL3C

DV4
DT1

DV3
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DV1

DP1
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TP TT

JLP JLT Pi3 B

B PIN
ATTACHMENT COMPONENTS
Pi2

Pi1

Pi8 Pi5 JPi C/V PEPU PAC

JRP JRT
Item
TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) STICK
PSA
No. Description
SWING A1 Pf a1 PH a2 a3 A2
A2 A1 A4 A3 JL2 PG
JL3
JL4 JL1 (FRONT) (REAR) 1 Control Valve (Medium Pressure)
BUCKET BOOM
2 Diverter Valve
JR4 JR3
JR2 JR1
ST DR4 (1/2) (TRAVEL) (SWING) (PUMP) (RELIEF) 3 Auxiliary Pump (Medium Pressure)
SB5 SB3 SP DR6 DR5 DR3 DR2 DR1 TOUT
SB4 SB2 SB1
Pi1 Pi2 MAIN CONNECTOR LINE

PILOT LINE

SA4 DRAIN LINE

SA5 SA3 SA2 SA1
3
A Dr DO DI B2 A3 A

THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 312 AND 312B EXCAVATOR (ATTACHMENT)

MEDIUM PRESSURE WITH BLADE - PART #: 147-0413
Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine off and
transmission shifter in neutral.

This Attachment Schematic is intended to be used in conjunction with the Standard Hydraulic
Schematic in this Service Manual.

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