Lets go swimming!

[Jopen]

I hope you enjoy the review as I have done while taking the pictures included. It is a very nice pen, as almost all by those Italian chaps...

DELTA DOLPHIN REVIEW

Cheers

Jose

Edited April 30, 2006 by Jopen

[MicheleB]

Jose,

 

Thanks very much for the review and beautiful photography. The Dolphin was one of my first FP's. I had not heard about the silicone problem. Could you elaborate a bit more as to what the problem is and how to fix it? I need to see if I have a problem. Thanks - Michele

[DrPJM1]

Jose: por tu culpa me llevan al manicomio!

 

Thanks for another fine review!

[Jopen]

"En el manicomio estamos los cuerdos" :ltcapd:

 

Regarding the silicone problem...

Some converter FP's I have received have been smeared with liquid silicone oil, just visible with bare eye, the feed vent channel was also filled with it. This means that ink will not flow freely and the pen will not write. Even after cleaning the feed, if the converter has this deposit in the walls, the ink will stay on the "upper part" and the air bubble will not go up, thus preventing further writing when feed empties... A good washing with mild soapy water, which I do under pressure usually does the trick. I end it with pressure air cleaning/drying. For the converter I use to wash it with a syringe and needle till the walls are clean, allowing silicone to be only above the piston. The usual symptom is that the pen stops writing when feed empties its ink and the ink in the converter refuses comming down to the nib. An air bubble builds at the converter entrance. Sometimes this will happen if some clog or manufacturing rests or detritus stop the feed channel (I have some pictures on some feed with this issue) but usually in this case, some shaking brings writing back...