Please Help - Rotring Quattro (Not A Fountain Pen, Sorry)

[Floreat]

Hi all,

 

Sorry this isn't about a fountain pen - mods, please do remove this post if it's not allowed.

 

I'm just hoping to get a little advice please! I have had this really nicely designed four-in-one ballpoint/mechanical pencil in my pen box for years - I think I acquired it at uni but I've no idea where it came from, I certainly didn't buy it.

 

Googling has shown me that it's a Rotring Quattro. I don't use the ballpoints, but I do use the mechanical pencil occasionally. It has just run out of lead though and I have no idea how to fit it with a refill. Can anyone advise me please?

 

Thanks for any help

 

Floreat

[usk15]

read my review, you'll find out: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/257053-rotring-multipen-with-d1-standard-refills/

[The Blue Knight]

There's a chap with the username JPS-Rotring who seems to know more then most about the illusive brand. I'd shoot him a message if I were you.

 

Here is a link to his profile

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/user/99882-jps-rotring/

[Floreat]

Thanks, both! I'm a bit nervous of breaking something, and I'm not sure exactly which model of Quattro I have, and if that makes any difference. It's very similar to some of your pens Usk, but it's not the same.

[usk15]

do you have a picture about the pen?

 

I think you need to unscrew the barrel then pull the pencil container out, then refill with 0.5 mm.

Edited September 11, 2014 by usk15

[Floreat]

Here's a picture - sorry it's not a very good one, the only camera I have to hand is on my old iPad and it's nighttime here in the UK so I took this under artificial light.

 

The pen has "Rotring" on the clip, but no other identifying marks. There's a button on the clip to retract whatever ballpoint/pencil you are using, and coloured dots around the top to indicate which ballpoint/pencil you will get if you press the button on the end. The pen selects the desired colour using gravity, and there's a choice of black, red, or blue ballpoints and an 0.5 size pencil lead.

 

The end button can be removed and there is a pink pencil eraser inside.

 

I've unscrewed the barrel and looked at the ink/pencil cartridges inside but it appears that you may need to give them a good pull to remove them and I'm scared of doing damage to the pen since I'm not really sure about what I'm doing. I don't have any spare refills, but I do have some spare 0.5 leads for use with other mechanical pencils - can I just use these?

 

The black ballpoint isn't working and it would be nice to get the pen completely functional again as it's really a quite nice bit of engineering, so I'll go on a hunt for a refill.

 

The pen must date from 1998 or before, as that's when I left uni.

Edited September 11, 2014 by Floreat

[usk15]

With barrel unscrew, push and keep it like that the pencil cartridge, than try to pull it from from the part behind the spring.

 

like that, but with barrel unscrewed:

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3712/11212275304_c7347e685b_n.jpg

 

then:

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/11212272654_4f32185c72_n.jpg

 

but behind that spring, close enough to the barrel section:

http://the-gadgeteer.com/assets/rotring-quattro-executive5.jpg

[usk15]

did you manage to refill the pencil leads? or to change the black refill?