RENR6681

May 2002
FLUID POWER SYMBOLS
BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

MAIN AUX

PUMP OR MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION PUMP PUMP
(FIXED) (2 - SECTION) (VARIABLE & PRESSURE
COMPENSATED)

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

VALVE ENVELOPES VALVES VALVE PORTS

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

CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES

AB A B

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

FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

318C Excavator
VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

Hydraulic System - Attachment

PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

GPA1-UP COMBINATION CONTROLS

MDY1-UP
SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID & SERVO THERMAL DETENT
OR MANUAL & PILOT PILOT OR MANUAL

MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

PUSH - PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

RELEASED PRESSURE PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL

SUPPLY PRESSURE

ACCUMULATORS CROSSING & JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC & 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 INFINITE

DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING 3 POSITION 2 POSITION

UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL

System 15: Two-Way/One Pump/Joystick Switches FLOW IN ONE PARALLEL CROSS FLOW 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

(Dimensions: 34 inches x 24 inches)

(FLUID) (GAS / AIR)

PRESSURE SWITCH PRESSURE SWITCH TEMPERATURE ELECTRICAL WIRE

(ADJUSTABLE) SWITCH

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ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS (ELECTRICAL)

PRESSURE TEMPERATURE LEVEL FLOW

SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH

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

16 Page,
CIRCUIT NUMBER
325-AG135 PK-14 IDENTIFICATION WIRE COLOR

CIRCUIT NUMBER WIRE WIRE GAUGE

IDENTIFICATION COLOR 325-PK

PREVIOUS STANDARD

WIRE WIRE COLOR

325-PK-14 B A

CIRCUIT NUMBER WIRE GAUGE (EXAMPLE VALVE)

IDENTIFICATION
 1

SWING
MOTOR TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT)
2

HIGH PRESS.LINE

PG

DR

MU

Pp3 Pp3
1

T T
A1 A2 BUCKET CYLINDER BOOM CYLINDER BOOM CYLINDER

STICK CYLINDER

P
B1 B2

B A A B B A

SWIVEL

BP2 BPi
TRAVEL(L) TRAVEL(R) SPi SP2
SDr BDr
BP3

SP3
BR5
Di4
SP1 ST aL3 BL2 AL2 BL1 aL1 Pi4 aR1 BR1 AR1 aR2 BR2 AR2 BR3 AR3 Pi1 AR4 BT AR5
aR3 aR4 BP1 aR5 R3
T AL4 aL4 BL3 R2 AL3 AL1 (CLOSE) (LOWER) BR4 R1
aL2 (REV)
(RAISE) (IN)
(L) (REV)

(IN)

PB4
DB4
DB2
DB1 DB6
PB2
PD6
PB1

BUCKET
STICK SWING BOOM

BOOM(2) STICK (1) SWING

TRAVEL(L) ATCH BUCKET BOOM(1) STICK(2)
TRAVEL(R)
DOWN
R
OUT

UP
L

OPEN
CLOSE
IN

(OUT) (R) (FWD) (FWD) (OPEN) (RAISE) (OUT) HR

HL bL4 Di2 Pi2 bL3 Pi3 Di3 bL2 bL1 DST PL PR bR1 bR2 bR3 bR4 Di1 bR5
2
(Dimensions: 34 inches x 24 inches)

A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8

B1 B2 B3 B4 C B5 B6 B7 B8
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A2 B1 A1
DR
FR M2 G2

U
B2
RR Pn2
P2 P1
A2 Ps2
PsM2

P1 P2 Pi1 Pi2 PSA1 PSA2 S3

G4
NO1 (SW NO3 PAC
(TRAVEL) PARKING) (LOCK)
Dr2
A B S1
Dr1 ATTACHMENT COMPONENTS
C
Item
G3 Description
No.
PsM1
1 Left Joystick (Push Button Controls)
16 Page,

G D Ps1 2 Line Relief Valve (Work Tool)

F E A1
DR1 DR2 DR3 DR4 DR5 DR6 PIN
TOUT1 TOUT2 Pn1

OUT IN
MAIN CONNECTOR LINE
Pi

A3 M1 G1 Pm PILOT LINE
T

DRAIN LINE

THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 318C EXCAVATOR

ATTACHMENT: TWO-WAY/ONE PUMP/JOYSTICK SWITCHES
MEDIA NUMBER: RENR6681
PART NUMBER: 206-3328
Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine.

Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications.