1974 Brain Box saves the day.

I bet that diode shorted. Many times these fail in LCD power supplies and are easy to ID. Lify one leg from board and take continuity tester (ohms prefered) and test continuity. You'll have an open one direction and will show a "short" in the other direction, just flop the probes. If its shorted both directions, replace. Transistor can be tested https://vetco.net/blog/test-a-transistor-with-a-multimeter/2017-05-04-12-25-37-07#:~:text=Hook the positive lead from,OL” (Over Limit).

OK, I pulled that black diode out and tested with ohm meter. Open on one side flipped the leads and shows some resistance. 1.0 when open like no contact, 1.5 when the leads are flipped.

Guessing that diode was OK.