The cartridge is a self contained disposable unit filled with ink.
Cross fountain pen converter instructions.
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Learn how to fill your fountain pen with our easy to follow instructions.
An ink converter allows the fountain pen to use bottled ink rather than ink cartridges.
Push a new cross 0 5mm lead cassette into the pencil barrel until a click is heard.
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For cross fountain pens that use a converter or cartridge remove the converter or cartridge from the nib section.
The converter and ink bladder require fountain pen bottled ink.
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Once out shake the cassette to make sure that it is empty.
Some cartridge style fountain pens are proprietary and only allow for their brand of ink cartridge to be used.
If the ink can still be used save it by putting a tape on the opening of the cartridge or converter to prevent it from drying out.
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Clean a cartridge converter fountain pen fountain pen ink is water based and over time will evaporate.
Leaving ink in a fountain pen for an extended period of time can create problems for your fountain pen.
Please refer to your specific pen s instructions for acceptable converter sizes.
Follow the extend advance lead instructions to activate.
Only use fountain pen ink do not use india ink containing damaging shellac and do not make use of drafting ink or technical ink.
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While a majority of fountain pens can refill with standard international converters some models may not.
For most fountain pens converters are the easiest way to experience the hundreds of ink colors that only come in bottles a converter is a device that plugs into a pen like a cartridge and allows the pen to draw in bottled ink through the nib.
If you are not going to use a fountain pen for an extended period of time you need to remove and clean your pen.
This fountain pen converter guide is meant as a recommendation.
Most reservoirs are either a piston converter a cartridge or an ink bladder.
Your fountain pen consists of 4 parts when assembled the cap the nib the barrel and the ink reservoir.