RENR1169-02 FLUID POWER SYMBOLS

May 1998 BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

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

M312, M315 & M318 Excavators VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

Hydraulic System - Attachment COMBINATION CONTROLS

M312: M315: M318: SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID and SERVO THERMAL DETENT

6TL1-409 7ML1-859 8AL1-1019 or MANUAL and PILOT PILOT or MANUAL

MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

6ES1-228

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

Zeppelin Metal Work

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Electrical Symbols Table

Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

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

RENRN1169-02
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)
 4 6 10 11 1 3 8 9

4.5 l 1 3 5
Steering 17 bar
2
L R n 1.8 4

Swing
360+5 360+5
L 1 bar 1 bar

Z U

0.16 l
10 bar
T

n 1.5

180 bar

MD P T
3 2 7
AB
Stabilizer
6
5
1
3
2
7 8
4
A B
0 6

Brake 4 bar 4 bar

B1 B2 Br
b4 B4 A4 b5 B5 A5 b4 B4 A4 b3 B3 A3 b2 B2 A2 b1 B1 A1

L A' B' G

0.75 l
45 bar x x
U

420bar 420bar
0 0.0 n 1.2 n 1.2 n 1.2 n 1.2
max VA Boom Dozer Stick n 1.0 Travel Bucket Boom
0.75 l
min N 45 bar
n4
T A' d D B' Br

P T 0 0.0
X

X1

K
0 0.0 n 1.2 n 1.0 n 1.2 n 1.2

B
J a4 P LS a5 a4 a2 a1

M
2
5 T1
MT 1
P2 4
6
P1 3 OFF

B WHEEL

9
BRAKE

FIX AXLE

1 2 1 3 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 2

A B B A
0,75l DS
8 bar n 1.2
S
LOWER Stick UP
Boom
OUT FORWARD DOWN
Swing Bucket
RENR1169-02

1.Speed
Dozer VA Boom Travel
Dozer A P

B 2.Speed
LEFT RIGHT IN OUT
MC
RAISE DOWN REVERSE
12 bar IN UP

T Item No. Component

T P T P
1 VA Boom Cylinder
T P T P T P
2 Overload Pressure Switch
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3 Boom Cylinder
4 Boom Cylinder Lock Valve
5 Low Flow Attachment
6 VA Boom Control Valve
7 VA Boom Drift Reduction Valve
0.32 l 8 Stick Drift Reduction Valve
10 bar
9 VA Boom Pilot Control Valve
2.5 bar A2 A1 PST SP H M2 A B
L P
0 1.2
11 10 Low Flow Line Relief Valve
M B G R T1 T2 LS Z Y2 Y3 Y1
220 bar
11 Low Flow Control Valve
Fa Fe
0 1.2

170 bar
10 bar
30+2
A bar
C E A D
PS T1 MB
19 l/min
B
4 bar
F A6 M6 T3 A5 M5 T4 T1 M1 P T2
A3
5 bar MAIN CONNNECTOR LINE
Qmax Qmin
A4 PILOT LINE
B G
10
DRAIN LINE
A

S X1 X2 G S

MA
e54909 THIS HYDRAULIC SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE M312. M315 and M318 EXCAVATOR
M1 PART #: 123-3229
PUMP Ls PILOT PROP P PROP SW STEERING BRAKE SERV
BRAKE SW AUX
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications and Systems Operations