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mmoriarty

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Has anyone else had a problem with their Aurora 88 Large suddenly refusing to write? Mine just abruptly stopped writing -- I mean, absolutely dead. The problem did not start after I had done something or other to the pen; I picked it up the other day to write, got a few words on the page, than, bang, the ink stopped flowing and will not start again no matter what I do.

The pen is only two months old, bought brand new, has not been damaged or tinkered with by me, only had Diamine Blue-Black in it, only flushed with distilled water, etc., etc. If I twist the piston to force more ink into the feed, it will write until the ink in the feed is used up, then stop dead. I am absolutely mystified. I'll be sending it back to the seller for a look-see, but if anyone can throw some light on this problem, I'd appreciate it.

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My omas paragon arte stopped writing as well.

Send it back to Italy , waiting now 3 months for its repair.

Aurora will be evn worse I heart from my local retailer

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Follow-up: John Mottishaw identified the problem as a nib/feed alignment issue which needed adjustment to allow more air to flow back into the reservoir. He had to take the pen apart to see the problem, as the nib and feed looked fine from the outside. The pen has been writing well for the past couple of weeks now, so I hope that has solved the mystery. You can imagine my relief and gratitude to John!

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Follow-up: John Mottishaw identified the problem as a nib/feed alignment issue which needed adjustment to allow more air to flow back into the reservoir. He had to take the pen apart to see the problem, as the nib and feed looked fine from the outside. The pen has been writing well for the past couple of weeks now, so I hope that has solved the mystery. You can imagine my relief and gratitude to John!

 

Happy ending! As an owner of an Aurora 88 Large, I was watching this thread to see what the outcome (good or bad) was. Glad that it was fixed relatively easily and without your pen being "disappeared" for too long!

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Happy ending! As an owner of an Aurora 88 Large, I was watching this thread to see what the outcome (good or bad) was. Glad that it was fixed relatively easily and without your pen being "disappeared" for too long!

Thanks, Shudaizi! I actually had the exact same problem several months ago with another of my Aurora 88 Larges. No one I sent it to could figure out the problem; they all seemed to treat it as a nib adjustment issue. That pen, as well as two others, is now with John for adjustment. Based on the invoice he sent me, I beleive the remedy consists in cutting deeper ink channels and/or boring out the "nipple" that actually feeds the ink from the reservoir to the feed to insure a more consistent ink flow -- but don't quote me on that. I'll be without the pens for about six months, but that's o.k. The Aurora 88 Large is my Platonic ideal of "fountain pen," and I'm glad that they're in good hands and will write right when I get them back.

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