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Elma Electric Inc. in Fremont, Calif., is offering an expanded line of illuminated knob figure dials for viewing indicator characters, even in darkness. The knob figure dials are now available in a wide selection of size and styles. This product range is to illuminate the figure dial under a knob. Illumination comes from SMD LEDs on a flexible PCB strip inside a figure dial made of proprietary lightguide material. The illumination of the lightguide figure dial makes viewing of the indicating characters easier in all ambient light conditions, from a dark room to sunlight. These figure dials are available with illuminated indicator lines, dots, and in customized versions. Standard LED colors are super-red, yellow, orange, green, blue and white. Mixtures of colors are available as a special order, as are colored lightguide figure dials. The lighting sets (lightguide figure dial and flexible LED strip) are designed for use with standard Elma knobs in the 20 to 30 mm sizes in several styles. Standard lightguide figure dial marking is available off the shelf, and customer-specific marking is available. All marking is done on the underside of the dial so there are no problems with character deterioration over time. Additionally, the lighting sets can be used in conjunction with other manufacturer’s knobs. For more information contact Elma online at www.elma.com.