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Ruaidhri

Apr 30 2006, 06:24 PM

Does anyone know how to stop these damn things.
All my other pens write what I want, then stop. When I use a "51" they seem to go writing and writing & I find myself with several pages instead of a quick note.
I've downloaded the original patents and cannot find a reference to a brake anywhere.
Help

TMann

Apr 30 2006, 08:11 PM

One thing that you may want to try is to just dip the pen, rather than filling it with ink. Even a runaway pen will have to stop when the ink runs out...

Good luck!

TMann

aunt rebecca

Apr 30 2006, 08:35 PM

hi

the secret is the hand brake.

:bunny1: :bunny1: :bunny1:

wimg

Apr 30 2006, 09:53 PM

QUOTE (aunt rebecca @ Apr 30 2006, 09:35 PM)

hi

the secret is the hand brake.

:bunny1: :bunny1: :bunny1:

I just couldn't stop laughing at this one, Rebecca! Marvelous!

Warmest regards, Wim

Ruaidhri

Apr 30 2006, 11:14 PM

Bullseye Rebecca

Bill Dodson

May 1 2006, 12:41 AM

QUOTE (aunt rebecca @ Apr 30 2006, 03:35 PM)

hi

the secret is the hand brake.

:bunny1: :bunny1: :bunny1:

I guess I was wrong... I was going to suggest that the brake was NOT a hardware device but was a software routine in the pen's controller. Learn something every day

Bill

JimStrutton

May 1 2006, 08:55 AM

and this is a problem because............................

Jim

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