I had got an old ST Dupont Gold Dust converter repaired - the piston had a bit of a crack and so far it was fine. I used it mostly on my desk and usually kept horizontally. Recently I have been storing it nib upright in a stand and I noticed heavy ink leakage into the barrel and around the top of the converter (other end of the nib/section). It is now obvious that the repair was a bit tacky.

What should I do?
a. Try to repair it again
b. Use cartridges (I have quite a few and have a syringe to refill them with (I am tending towards this option, since I am not now using it so often)
c. Put in a new converter.

Hi Sandeep,

I'd suggest b or c. Personally, I would go with c, because I prefer to use converters rather than cartridges.

Warm regards, WIm

I concur with Wim- a converter usually does not justify a repair, but is to be replaced. I suppose if it were impossible to get another converter and you had to use that one, then maybe repair it. But if you can get carts or converters at all for it, I say replace.

Yeah, it does seem b or c. It uses standard cartridges, so I guess any converter will do. I was keen on keeping/using the original Dupont converter the pen came with, the reason for option a. But no point if it leaks gobs of ink.

Personally, I'd go (a) and ( c ). The latter because it's pretty much certain to work, and the former because it's the original part. I'd pursue it as long as it didn't start to actually cost me money, tho'; one of those, "I can fix that with what's lying around the house" projects.

edit- leave ( and ) too close to C and get ©. Interesting.