An apparatus includes indicating instruments with slim profiles. The
indicating instrument comprises a meter movement and a circuit board. The
main body of the meter movement is situated in an aperture in the circuit
board. With this placement, the front end of the body of the meter
movement extends a distance in front of the circuit board and the back end
of the meter movement body extends a distance behind the circuit board.
Through appropriate selection and arrangement of any components on the
circuit board, the circuit board can be constructed such that none of its
components extend beyond the distance that the meter movement extends on
either side of the circuit board. In this manner the space needed for the
meter movement and the circuit board and its components collapses into the
same area. A light plate may be added to the circuit board and meter
movement. The light plate provides a structural framework for the
indicating instrument. The circuit board and meter movement may be mounted
to the light plate. In this manner, the internal components of the
indicating instrument are all held together and can be calibrated and
tested without the addition of any further components.
