It has been somewhat hard to exactly imagine how everything would fit into place inside the small detectron case, but now with the components in hand and the first attachments made, things are starting to fall into place. One major issue has been how to allow airflow for cooling the CPU. Some inlets and outlets are needed, and they need to be placed to allow a reasonable path for the air to take, without any unnecessarily ugly holes in the case. See below the current sketch of how a detectron computer innards can be placed.
New in this design is putting the lid on hinges to allow easier opening of the case. This also has the dual benefit of allowing mounting of the CPU air vent and SSD on the lid, which reduces the need for other supporting constructs. Assembly of the hinges, lid and case will likely prove tricky, but it should work. Last, this sketch also shows how the inner power cord will be attached to the power supply unit, and then led to a secondary power connector beside the rest of the case inputs.
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