jmkeuning
Apr 2 2007, 12:35 PM
I have had this Rotring for years and never really used it. I took it out the other day and removed the old ink, soaked it, ran water through it, soaked it, blew through it, soaked it, and tried a new ink.
Nothing.
I did all that stuff again.
Nothing.
If I hold a wet paper towel to the nib, ink comes out, but the pen will not write at all.
Any thoughts on how I can get this thing working?
Anyone know of any pen experts in Minneapolis, MN who could belp me out?
Nihontochicken
Apr 3 2007, 04:45 AM
Here's what I posted on another thread re a similar situation. Try the ammonia soak.
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| FWIW, I recently bought a "new" Rotring 600 on sale. While it indeed looked so cosmetically, it came with an installed cartridge that was two thirds empty, and the remainder dark blue ink pretty gloppy looking. I first tried "quick'n'dirty", injecting some Waterman Blue-Black ink into the cartridge. No go, wouldn't even write when dipped. So then I went the big flush route under running warm water, blowing through the section and nib. When I finally got only clear water draining, I filled the converter, and gave it another try. It worked for a while (writing in a dark blue color not the same as Waterman Blue-Black), but then stopped writing. So then I went for the four hour 10% ammonia solution soak. This drew a purple color ink out of the nib split. That seems to have done the trick, as the pen now flows well with the correct color. Dunno what was in there, but it had frozen up the nib split rather well. |
In addition to the above, after the ammonia soak, pressing with a wet paper towel on top of the nib drew out even more purple ink. I tend to think the main clog is the nib split and feed juncture. FWIW.
jmkeuning
Apr 3 2007, 12:53 PM
I will try this. The latest is that I can get it to write, but like your experience, it will stop.
If I flip the pen over and write with the top of the nib it works. Then I can rotate that pen and the ink keeps flowing but, as a I said, stops eventually.
I will try the ammonia and report back.
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