Note: These were my first attempts. Later in the project, I dismissed the placements on the back lid.

Now that the hinges were done and my LiPoPi test circuit was ready, I turned my attention back to the arrangement of the modules on the back lid.

The PowerBoost module did fit next to the Raspberry Pi. The height of the JST battery connector was problematic because I wanted the module to be as flat as possible. I planned to remove the JST connector and place it elsewhere in the case, connected with wires to the PowerBoost module.

I wanted to mount the PowerBoost and Raspi upside down on the lid so that the electronic components are protected by the lid and to have a flat surface on top, since I wanted to put the battery on top of the modules. A more compact LiPoPi circuit would fit in the corner, next to the PowerBoost.

I had ordered M2 screws and nuts to replace the M3 screws with the large heads. To do this, I first removed the M3 nuts and residue glue from the back lid.

To get the correct positions for gluing in the nuts, I placed screws in the mounting holes and secured them with one nut above and two nuts below the panel (the two below act as spacers). Then I glued them on the lid with a dot of strong epoxy and let it dry overnight.

The next day, I carefully unscrewed the screws and removed the board modules. Then I added the screws back in to make sure the two nuts were seated properly. Finally, I added more expoy around the nuts to make sure they wouldn't come loose, and again let the glue dry overnight.

Meanwhile I soldered flexible stranded wires to the TFT module and thought about the location of the wires in the shell. I thought it best to tape all the individual wires together so I would have a bundle of wires that I could easily bend and run along the walls of the enclosure.

(Hint: Later I replaced all the grey wires with colored wires to avoid confusion.)

I temporarily connected the TFT display to the Raspberry Pi as described in Adafruit's instructions.

• The display's VIN power pin can handle 3-5V. I used Raspi's 3.3V GPIO for the test
• Connected GND (ground) pins
• Connected display's SCK (SPI clock input) pin to Raspi's GPIO 11 (SPI0 SCLK)
• Connected display's MOSI (SPI Microcontroller Out Serial In) to Raspi's GPIO 10 (SPIO0 MOSI)
• Connected display's CS (SPI chip select) pin to Raspi's GPIO 8 (SPIO0 CE0)
• Connected display's RST (reset pin) to Raspi's GPIO 24
• Connected display's D/C (SPI data or command selector) pin to Raspi's GPIO 25
• Connected display's BL (backlight) pin to Raspi's GPIO 22

I rebuilt the LiPoPi test circuit several times to find a compact version that would fit in the desired location. FInally I connected the modules and placed them in the shell. I had also redone the wiring for the TFT module several times to find a bend alignment and wire length I was happy with.