Ok, more steps forward. Today I received the LED replacement for the CCFL backlight in the FSEA 30. Came in from China, a little quicker than expected. The LED strip lets you adjust the size of the strip to fit the spot where the CCFL was. I applied a couple of small pieces of tape to hold the led in place, facing the diffusion grating, to give the best light coverage. I then put everything in place and fired it up with a 12 volt supply. Looked great. I then reconnected everything to the main chassis of the SA and crossed my fingers and hit the power button. (which I still need to find a replacement for).
I had never seen what this SA would do on power up since the monitor had been broken, so I was hoping that It would at least get to the boot screen. It booted all the way to the main menu! Man that felt great. I did a self test and it passed without any problems. The only thing I need to do is replace the battery on the motherboard and close it back up.
Here are some photos of the unit.