Not suprisingly, my newly built and tested FIGnition powered up and seems to be working fine.
I was a little worried when nothing happened when I plugged it into the small (13") LCD TV I recently purchased used for this project. Cycled through the source inputs making sure I had selected the correct one and checked the USB charger for voltage and then the video out cable - both checked fine. At this point I figured it was the TV and tried a different one. Bingo! Now I need to find a working TV to use a bit more permanently.
Cheers,
Allen