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STEP-12

BACK PLATE

You’ll now need to mount the back buttons and

the PowerBoost. The rear buttons have a plate

that keeps them in place, and Adafruit suggests

using a little Blu Tack to stick the switches in

position. You’ll attach the power switch and then

finally screw on the PowerBoost. Be careful with

the wires that you’ve soldered on.

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STEP-10

HAMMER

THE HEADS

It’s now a good idea to add the GPIO

headers to the Pi Zero W. Gently

hammer them in until they’re secure,

and you’re done. >STEP-11

BEGIN CONSTRUCTION!

Now the easy bit. Take the top of the case and insert all the button 3D

prints. Once that’s done, insert the screen and screw it in, followed by

the controller board. Finish up the top bit by connecting the two with the

ribbon cable, and then insert the Pi Zero into the header on the PiTFT.

TEST IT ALL OUT!

At this point you can test the

entire system, otherwise we’ll

move onto final construction...

STEP-13

CLOSE IT UP

Now you can finally close it up! Insert

the battery and tape it down if need

be, before screwing it shut. Make sure

all the cables are safely inside the case

before tightening it, though!

Prefer to use a

full-sized Pi? Check

out the original

PiGRRL 2 guide

magpi.cc/2l0ALzQ

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