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Assembling the Power bank Keep-alive based on 555 Timer

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First off thank you for your purchase!    I made this device for working with small devices to keep powerbanks/power supplies alive as they can frequently auto shutoff if they believe the device is not on as it is drawing so little power.  Once assembled the device shall look as per below (resistor colours may vary and also the case colour may vary if you've ordered one) The 3D case design is on Thingiverse Once inside the case the assembled unit shall look as per below So enough of the end product, lets look at what the kit shall look like I have where possible labelled the parts in the packaging but the current shipping parts are coloured as above which makes identification easier.   Assembly notes The resistors have no polarity so can be placed in either direction. The capacitors have a polarity which can be identified in two ways.  The longest leg is the positive side and also the negative side has a white strip down that side.  On the PC...