Mornin' All
Sorry I could get on this sooner, but I was knackered last night and needed my Bed
Right, Mech Freehand v MosFet Freehand.
My first one, the Walnut One was a Mech, I really loved that Mod with a Passion, flooding the forum with this picture whenever the opportunity arose
At the time that I bought this one (Secondhand from
@Fopster) the MosFet/Piezo option was still no more than a twinkle in Dejan's eye. I heard about the development as it was nearing fruition, but did nothing about it at that point.
Now jump forward to The Sunday of Vapefest last year.
@laco listed this beauty and I snagged it within an hour of his listing it.
THIS one is the latest version of the MosFet/Piezo combination and had the 24mm 510 as opposed to the 22mm Catch Cup one on the Walnut.
For ME, the major difference has to to have been the soft touch that the switch now had, requiring no effort whatsoever to fire the Mod, the Walnut Mech had always had a button that required quite a manly push, this may not have been quite so evident if the Freehand wasn't a Top Firer, but the difference was like Night and Day. The very day after it arrived with me, I was already in discussion with Dejan about having the Walnut converted!! IF one is blessed with arthritic fingers and Thumbs, the MosFet is the answer to the Maiden's Prayer. As an example, Carol had always adored the ergonomics of the Freehand, but struggled with the stiff Firing Switch, the minute she tried the MosFet, that was that! In effect, I lost that gorgeous Freehand to her.
OK, so the MosFet/Piezo does introduce a few changes under the switch Plate all of which are very neatly done. Cleaning and spilled juice is a doddle and to be honest, I found that unlike the Mech, maintenance "almost" became a thing of the past.
I believe it is fair to say that when using the M/P setup, Firing is absolutely instantaneous, no lag, no fuss. Of course the other bonus is that because of the clever design of the switch Plate, you can set things up in such a way as to make this Touch Sensitive, or as near as damn it. Whilst one can do a similar thing with The Mech, it doesn't work quite so efficiently to my way of thinking and is still considerably stiffer to fire.
I acquired another Stabwood Freehand which boasted all the same features and adored it.
Fate stepped in.......... and this is the one possible downside to the Mosfet/Piezo. Carol's Mod stopped Firing, after much fiddling about it became evident that it needed to go back to Dejan. Not a major issue and DON'T forget that every Limelight Product carries a Lifetime Warranty. Total turn around time once it arrived in Serbia was less than a week and it was on its way back home. LUCKILY, it wasn't here when we had the intruders, so this Mod wasn't stolen, much to Carol's delight.
@andy3434 Things have changed and for the better when it comes to dealing with Limelight now. One now speaks directly to Maja, Dejan's Fiancee and she arranges everything. You send the Mod back to them and then it returns to you. No more Middle Men/Woman
no more never being quite sure when said person would actually send items out to Serbia and certainly NO more then waiting and waiting because your Mod had been posted back to you by Second Class Snail Mail just before Christmas!!!!
If one is buying a Brand New Mod, Maja is again your point of contact and dealing with her is a real joy.
