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Dave J wrote:
"Strider" wrote in message ... I was having trouble with a vintage watermans that was dripping ink through the feed if I paused too long to think. Your pen is broken. I have this problem with pens that use sac style converters ( the only exception seems to be old Parker sac-style converters which never seemed to break ). The sac would start leaking and the pen would drip. I don't know how old the vintage Waterman's is. However, if the pen is an eye dropper filler, the dripping is often a sign that the pen simply needs to be refilled. Two facts: air in the barrel expands more than ink with warm temperature; as the ink level gets low, there is more and more air in the barrel. Thus, the warmth from your hand warms the pen as you write, causing the air in the barrel to expand, and this (in turn) causes the pen to drip or leave "blobs" when you are writing. The remedy for this phenomenon is simply to refill the pen. If the pen is not an eye dropper filler, then I agree with "Strider" that the filling system needs attention. Good Luck, Dave J The same phenomenon happens with self-fillers, too. Although more recent vintage self-fillers are less subject to this. It could also be that there is an air leak some where. Could be a hairline crack in the section. Could be a pin hole in a sac if the pen has one. HTH, Mark Z. |
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