Thanks much for the responses, I appreciate the effort and I read them carefully.
I was simply not going to “just turn it on”. I moved carefully and purposefully and only after doing some reading. This is not an area where I have much experience or knowledge and, hence, the hand holding.
I especially appreciate the cautions. After schlepping this for so long, the last thing I wanted to do is ruin it by being careless….no wait, the last thing I wanted to do was fry myself
After disassembly (the previous pics), I went through an extensive examination of all of it – from the mains plug and cable to everything else. While I didn’t go overboard on cleaning, I did liberally spray the two pots. I have had some experience with them on stored equipment and they are crud collectors. On this point, I admit, I could have done them later, but why go back in if I don’t need to?
I was extremely careful not to knock into any parts, but did spray down the electronics that I knew about and did carefully remove dust. No rats inside, dead or otherwise. No burn spots, no excess remnants of stuff - no signs of damage at all. The fuses are intact and there is no evidence of leakage on the big cap (or any others).
Finally, I reached the point where I was comfortable applying power. I left the back on, but not screwed in. After powering up, I adjusted brightness and contrast knobs to get an overly bright screen. Turning them back down, I left the power on for a good 15 min and there was no sign (or sound) of a problem. It works…so far.
There is no video signal coming in so, while encouraging, I realize that this is not a definitive test. I have a second monitor to do and then on to a CPU unit.
Thanks again.