So a little update on the megasquirt, the guy has been in touch and has told me the daughter board is toast but the expansion board that controls the sequential part of things is OK.
He said some of the joints weren't soldered properly/were dry and this will have contributed to the board failing like it did.
All together it's a 270quid bill to get the ms back up and running again!
He's said I could probably get a board from the US and the components to repair myself but I'd be looking at around 100 quid then I've got the hassle of assembling them myself without c**king it up and not being able to properly bench test it afterwards
(he has said I could repair the old board and sell on afterwards and try and recoup some of the bill that way)
In the end I realised I'd have to bite the bullet and have it done, he's going to post it out to me tomorrow or Tuesday and should be back with me by Wednesday.
Lesson for today, be careful when buying and older piece of electrical gadgetry as it may end up biting you in the arse!
1999 mk5 tourneo (previously jagvan, now Vw PD powered)
2000 mk5 with a jaguar twist
(now dead but will live on)
1996 disco 300tdi 1.2 offroad toy