Komatsu PC09-1 - ELECTRIC WIRE CODE

FOREWORD ELECTRIC WIRE CODE
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ELECTRIC WIRE CODE
In the wiring diagrams, various colors and symbols are employed to indicate the thickness of wires.
This wire code table will help you understand WIRING DIAGRAMS.
Example: 5WB indicates a cable having a nominal number 5 and white coating with black stripe.
CLASSIFICATION BY THICKNESS
CLASSIFICATION BY COLOR AND CODE
Norminal
number
Copper wire
Cable O.D.
(mm)
Current
rating
(A)
Applicable circuit
Number of
strands
Dia. of
strands
(mm
2
)
Cross
section
(mm
2
)
0.85 11 0.32 0.88 2.4 12
Starting, lighting, signal
etc.
2 26 0.32 2.09 3.1 20 Lighting, signal etc.
5 65 0.32 5.23 4.6 37 Charging and signal
15 84 0.45 13.36 7.0 59 Starting (Glow plug)
40 85 0.80 42.73 11.4 135 Starting
60 127 0.80 63.84 13.6 178 Starting
100 217 0.80 109.1 17.6 230 Starting
Priori-
ty
Circuits
Classi-
fication
Charging Ground Starting Lighting Instrument Signal Other
1
Pri-
mary
Code W B B R Y G L
Color White Black Black Red Yellow Green Blue
2
Auxi-
liary
Code WR n BW RW YR GW LW
Color White & Red n White & Black Red & White Rellow & Red Green & White Blue & White
3
Code WB n BY RB YB GR LR
Color White & Black n Black & Yellow Red & Black Yellow & Black Green & Red Blue & Yellow
4
Code WL n BR RY YG GY LY
Color White & Blue n Black & Red Red & Yellow
Yell ow &
Green
Green &
Yellow
Blue & Yellow
5
Code WG nn RG YL GB LB
Color White & Green nn Red & Green Yellow & Blue Green & Black Blue & Black
6
Code nnn RL YW GL n
Color nnn Red & Blue Yellow & White Green & Blue n