IT LIVES!!!!
Turns out that the clone Mega has a different chip (CH340G) which meant I had to look for 3rd party drivers. Found from another forum that I needed to look for CH341 drivers- found one and now its good to go. Turned on the power and all the smoke stayed in the machine :) the extruder stepper board is not moving the motor (motor works fine if plugged into x axis) so will need to tune the pots then begin the rest of the calibration.
Will do a proper build summary at some point once I have an hour or 3 spare.
Turns out that the clone Mega has a different chip (CH340G) which meant I had to look for 3rd party drivers. Found from another forum that I needed to look for CH341 drivers- found one and now its good to go. Turned on the power and all the smoke stayed in the machine :) the extruder stepper board is not moving the motor (motor works fine if plugged into x axis) so will need to tune the pots then begin the rest of the calibration.
Will do a proper build summary at some point once I have an hour or 3 spare.