We turn our attention back to what we thought was a solid top, it turns out this was the way in all along.

We really wish this thing came with a repair manual—this cap should have been the first to go.

We finally pop the top off this can of worms, and the first component we spy is the famed congestion-sensing antenna.

We can't quite remove it yet, so leaving that to dangle gently to the side exposes the LED board with some control hardware:

National Semiconductor LP5523 programmable 9-output LED driver

Ambient light sensor