Well, today's my lucky day.
I did have another DS unit.. a DS1010+ which shares the same components as the DS1511+
I swapped parts around, the logic board in the DS1511+ worked in my DS1010+ !!
Continued swapping parts until I found out the last component that wasn't working correctly.. ready for this??
It's the friggin' PCB with the power switch..! I tinkered with the power button, and .. I've got a fully functional DS1511+
Awesome!
Thanks for the moral support =)