How Many Ml Of Ink In A Short International Cartridge?

[RCC]

Does anyone know roughly how many ml of ink are in a short int. cartridge.

 

My favorite ink is discontinued and in a moment of insanity I am considering buying cartridges and emptying them into a bottle. Crazy expensive, I know. Probably won't do it in the end, but considering.

 

thanks,

[WendyNC]

As best as I can make out, it will be between .6 and .7 ML per cartridge, depending on how full they are.

[RCC]

hi

 

 

so... A pack of six cartridges would give me close to 4 ml? So I would need ten packs to get roughly 40 ml. So well over fifty dollars for a bottle. Wow, guess I will just get a few cartridges to have on the side and look for a bottle on ebay.

 

Oh, the ink is Dupont blue black, not exactly rare or sought after but apparently discontinued.

 

oh well.

[welch]

Interesting arithmetic: "Mr Noodler" often explains that he won't sell Noodlers in cartridges because it is so much more economical to put the ink in his bottles.

 

The other benefit, of coutse, is that we can see the spectacular pictures on his bottles. I'm just looking at the details on Manhattan Blue...

[kaissa]

Does anyone know roughly how many ml of ink are in a short int. cartridge.

 

0,75 ml. The long international cartridges have 1,45 ml capacity.

[Ink Stained Wretch]

Does anyone know roughly how many ml of ink are in a short int. cartridge.

I've measured the absolute capacity to be 0.8 mL, but I've never seen one filled to more than 0.75 mL and I've seen any number filled only to about 0.6 mL. That latter is noticeably short on ink and long on air in the cartridge.

[John Cullen]

thanks again. I guess trying to fill a bottle by opening cartridges is not such a great idea.

 

I did end up ordering Diamine Midnight as a replacement for Dupont blue black. I do not know how long it will take for the bottle to arrive in the US from England.

 

j

[gpathy]

I am on the same boat here... The ink is Rotring Brilliant Black.. $7.50 at Jetpens and approx $4 in UK... for 6 short cartridges !!

[KCat]

thanks again. I guess trying to fill a bottle by opening cartridges is not such a great idea.

 

I did end up ordering Diamine Midnight as a replacement for Dupont blue black. I do not know how long it will take for the bottle to arrive in the US from England.

 

j

 

Shipping from Diamine is surprisingly quick as long as US customs doesn't have one giant, collective brain fart.

 

what me, in a mood? never.

Edited April 6, 2011 by KCat

[Phormula]

I've measured the absolute capacity to be 0.8 mL, but I've never seen one filled to more than 0.75 mL and I've seen any number filled only to about 0.6 mL. That latter is noticeably short on ink and long on air in the cartridge.

 

Most likely the 0.6 ml one are simply old. I bought the whole stock of cartridges of a stationery shop that gave up with ink and FP (no market) and some old cartridges are about 2/3 filled. It is the normal permeation of water from plastic.

[scribbler77]

You can replace the missing ink in an old cartridge with a hypodermic needle and distilled water. Brings the ink back to the original state.

 

Particularly useful with cartridges of discontinued Parker Penman, most of which have lost up to a third of the original water.