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I have found Jinhao pen that can have configuration of fountain pen with nib and rollerball pen. See attached picture where you will see Jinhao Dragon's Offspring or Jinhao 888. I am not sure whichever is more correct as there's also NJ39, 40 and 41... Left one I saw in one seller's eBay store and right one in different seller's store but I want to buy former (rollerball pen) from second seller who has only fountain pen. What I am trying to understand is do these pens have some kind of compatibility where fountain pen can be converted into rollerball pen? I mean I understand that both have different ink containers and nib cannot be interchanged with tip but I am sure I can take out ink container with nib from fountain pen and put rollerball refill inside. Correct?

 

Consequently can rollerball pens and ballpoint pens be interchangeable i.e. I keep using same barrell, cap but now can turn pen into gel pen with gel refill or ballpoint refill?

 

I also liked X250, X450 and X750 but will there be different variables provided I want to do similar conversions I mentioned above?

 

Appreciate your help to enlighten me.

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I do know that the kaigelu 316 has a roller ball conversion kit. Not sure of the jinhaos. But seeing that the tooling for the rest of the pen may not change on account of economies of scale it is a safe bet to assume that the barrels and caps are interchangeable.

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Are rollerball pens compatible with gel refills? I mean pens are pens but what makes difference is rollerball refills and gel refills. As long as pen has rollerball refill then I will have no problem with replacing it with gel refill? Am I correct?

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Gel & Rollerball differences are usually just the filling inside the unit, with the units being the same size.

 

In many cases the 'High level' difference between a rollerball and the fp is the section. On a number of kit pens, they are closer than that, with the RB cone being a press fit into the FP section. That way the design effort & different parts count is minimised. On more strongly differentiated pens (such as some Parker's) the barrel internal length is different, the section shape is different and the cap internal shape is different. I think some Jinhao's (including the one shown above) have been engineered along kit pen lines.

 

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Are rollerball pens compatible with gel refills? I mean pens are pens but what makes difference is rollerball refills and gel refills. As long as pen has rollerball refill then I will have no problem with replacing it with gel refill? Am I correct?

Short answer, yes. Longer answer: It depends. There are multiple styles of refill, and compatibility is likely only across refills of the same style. Out of curiosity, a quick trip to my supply pile showed that the Jinhao rollerball refills are essentially the same size as Staples' Avant refills. My X450 rollerball was a more snug fit with the Avant refill, but it took it. My metal 599 is designed for the refill to screw into the section, and the Avant refill lacks threads, so the refill yields to pressure and retracts a bit, but it looks like it would be useable. My guess is that for Chinese pens, any refill size and shape compatible with the Jinhao refills should work. Find a refill compatibility chart. It will be more helpful than I can.

 

As to whether you can turn a fountain pen into a rollerball, etc. Most Chinese pens already make both, but it should just take a compatible section as a means of conversion. For instance, the two pens pictured should be able to swap sections.

 

Hope this helps.

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