Servicing 1988 Sony TV

[dtvmcdonald]

I've done lots of tube TVs, and lots of 1960s - 1980s scientific solid state stuff,
but none of those were the super-complicated super squashed together kind
like this tiny Sony Indextron TV. I'd need tips.

I've got the complete service data book and schematics.

Its stone cold dead, presumably blown fuses due to bad electrolytics.
I will of course take it apart and look for bulged caps and replace any
that are (and all others of identical type?? Yes?).

Other than that ... what is the "usual" procedure for finding faults that are
not of obvious location? If I don't see bulges ... what do I do?

What are the precautions I need to do to avoid damage while servicing? Will
using a multimeter across all the caps on the main "in" 12V line possibly
cause damage?