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I just received my new Pelican Twist. Has a cool design but feels a bit plasticky. I would definitely have payed a little extra for a better build. Anyway, it came with a cartridge which I quickly tossed away and trie dot fit in one of my chinese standard converters: it won't fit. :-(

 

What kind of converters do these pens take? Is it proprietary? Sometimes I think the problem is with the subpar quality of the chinese converters I bought on eBay, but I'm not sure who's to blame here...

 

Any help would be appreciated!

 

Lord, grant me the serenity to avoid the pens I don't need,

the dough for those I need and the wisdom to know the difference.

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Standard international cartridge converters should work. There are Pelikan branded ones as well as generics that fit but it is not proprietary and it should be easy to source one. I believe Schmidt in Germany makes one that fits. It is my experience with Pelikan's cartridge pens, the Twist included, that a good seal is not formed between the converter and the nipple when the barrel is unscrewed. It seems by design that Pelikan uses the back end of the barrel to secure the cartridge/converter to the interface. This has been my experience with my Twist which is currently using a Pelikan branded converter as well as several Pelikanos. The converter is somewhat loose prior to the barrel being screwed back on. I believe that Brian Goulet did a video on his website about this phenomenon a little while back which may be worth checking out.

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+1 to what Sargetalon said.

 

I believe most International standard pens have a larger nipple on the feed which stretches the opening of the converter or the cartridge to get it to stay on.

Pelikan uses a smaller nipple and uses the barrel itself to keep the converter or cartridge in place.

 

I tried three (previously used and stretched) international converters, and none of them when stay on the Twist's feed. Ordered a brand new Pelikan branded converter, and it stays on the feed fine (albeit loosely) screwing the barrel on keeps it properly in place.

 

If you're using short international cartridges, I'd always recommend putting a spare in the barrel (back to back) to keep the cartridge from falling off the nipple.

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Pelikan uses a smaller nipple and uses the barrel itself to keep the converter or cartridge in place.

Sounds like poor design. I've been plagued with the Pelikan converter fitting poorly. I have two Pelikan converters. They don't fit, loosely or otherwise, in my Future, Script, or Pelikano pens. I've fallen back on using just cartridges.

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Where those new converters ? Or ones used on other pens previously ?

 

In my small sample of one, I found a new converter is fine, ones used on other (non Pelikan) pens not.

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Chinese pens reportedly use the International Standard cartridge and converter.

The pens are great value, at the cost of some inconsistency. I bought twenty

Chinese converters for my Jinhao pens ($11). Some fit. Some do not.

 

Cartridges are convenient, and refillable. Don't be too quick to discard them.

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Hi,

 

owning several Twists bought straight at the source in Hanover along with the Pelikan converters. No issues with loose fits, all working as intended. Some Pelikan pens as mentioned are not suited for the converter, mostly the "standard" school pens, as these rely on cartridge operation.

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