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-[* black] With some hard work with the heat gun, the rubber foot slowly comes off.
-[* black] After all that adhesive holding the rubber foot on, we brace for the worst...
-[* black] ...and find repair-friendly Torx screws! As well as a test port.
+[* black] Our X-ray intelligence showed us some screws under the foot, so we concentrated our fire on the adhesive holding it down. Only after some serious heat-gunning were we able to slowly peel the foot up and off.
+[* black] Even knowing the screws are there, we're prepared for the worst, after that gooey chore...
+[* black] ...but are relieved to find those repair-friendly Torx screws ready to unscrew. Also under the glue-foot is a 14-pin port, probably used to test or program HomePods on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo_pin|Pogo pins|new_window=true] during assembly.