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How much ink your Jinhao x750 holds? Mine is not holding too much and i can see teh inks does not "fill the tank". Could it be that the converter is not tightly sealed? Or is the level OK? For a big pen, it holds too little.

 

 

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Are you using the converter that came with it? I didn't have much luck with the Jinhao converter, so I switched them out for standard international converters. I've had better luck with those, but either way, the ink capacity is limited. Cartridges have worked well for me, also.

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OK, have the 1-2 standard converters somewhere.... Hummm! Thanks.. Makes me feel better, it's nothing i am doing wrong. Neat pen, soft nib, better F than Medium. M is too wet for my taste. I changed its nib several times (Stub, original, stub again, No. 6 Goulet) until i tried a $2 No. 6 from Goulet. Cool! Same happens with Lamy Safari, Memdium nib is too wet and broad fro my taste. Good Luck!

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I own a few X750 and X450 and have the same kind of problem : impossible to have my converter full of ink. It seems to be due to that little plastic ball which stays in the bottom of the converter . But it´s not a problem for me as I change from one Pen to another one each time it´s empty ...

The only way I've found to have a converter full is :

- filling it the normal way.

- than taking the converter off the pen and putting the "hole" or "ink entry" up, knocking it gently so that the ink falls in the bottom.

- turning back the pump system so that the ink is touching the "hole" or "ink out".

- putting the converter back at his place and pumping once more.

That way, I have the maximum level .....

My next pen will be another cheap chinese ....... Which one ? I don't know yet ..... https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/267952-which-one-will-be-your-next-fountain-pen/

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They hold less than what a standard international cartridge would typically hold (~0.7-0.8ml), putting it close to around ~0.5~0.6ml from a decent but not 'topped' off fill. Course there's also some ink that sits in your feed when you fill it from the bottle.

 

You could also always syringe fill a large international cartridge (ie: waterman) which holds around 1.4ml of ink, I've done that a few times, only problem is trying to get ink out of it again (outside of spending the ink in writing) is some of my syringes don't reach all the way down to the bottom of them. But I've done that successfully with my Jinhao X450, 159 and 599 when I didn't trust the converter they came with and just wanted more capacity overall.

 

Here's a picture of my Jinhao 599 with a large international cartridge in the back (which I syringe filled with some Private Reserve Spearmint).

 

http://static.karlblessing.com/pens/Jinhao_599M_Green/disassembled.jpg

 

It was originally a Waterman Intense Black cartridge that I got in a pack of 8 from Staples. (right now I'm using one of those cartridges in my Jinhao 159, with the ink it came with)

 

PS: Doesn't really matter how big the pen is. That's typical of standard international fittings.

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The converter that came with my X750 is pretty rubbish - I only use it for flushing my pens that take IS cartridges. To be honest, I popped a Diamine Teal cartridge in when I first got it, gave it a squeeze and haven't looked back. Amazing pen for the price and wonderful flow.

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