Waterman Expert 2 Blobbing Ink ... Why?

[saskia_madding]

My boss uses a brand new Waterman Expert 2 to take notes during consultations. He came out today with the pen to show me that the feed was soaked with ink. Ink was blobbing out of the pen and landing in globs on the page as he wrote.

 

I got him to wipe down to feed to bleed some of the excess ink off, but it kept doing it. I have no idea why. I thought it was related to heat, but is there a way to get this to stop happening? He's not a FP lover like I am, and when pens act up, he's quick to get fed up with them.

[Ernst Bitterman]

I found in a Waterman that the cartridge mouth had split, which of course messed up the air control and thus, gloops. Not certain, but possible.

[saskia_madding]

Wow. you are amazing. That is exactly what happened. When we opened up the pen, the cartrige had split at the top and leaked ink all over the inside of the barrel. I've taken the pen home with me for the weekend to clean it out and it should be good to go after that.

 

THANK YOU! I never would have considered that, since I don't own a single pen I use cartridges in.

[ac12]

FYI, even the converters fail.

My wife has the same pen with the same results, ink all over the inside of the pen.

- converter #1, developed a crack in the plastic cylinder

- converter #2, developed a crack in the seal on the front of the converter

 

I have another Waterman that has to go back to Waterman for repair. The nipple broke off, inside the cartridge, and flooded the inside of the pen with ink :-(

Edited November 13, 2015 by ac12

[Left FPN]

Which model converter was he using. The latest version is poor.

[saskia_madding]

I also had a converter that failed in that way. It was after over a decade of daily use, so I forgave it, but it had the same problem as the cartridge - the nipple that attaches split on either side. I replaced the converter and everything worked fine.

 

AS for my boss, he's decided to try using a converter for a while. Personally, I'm thrilled about that. IT's one step close to getting him to try a different ink other than Waterman Black!

[PaperDarts]

I also had a converter that failed in that way. It was after over a decade of daily use, so I forgave it, but it had the same problem as the cartridge - the nipple that attaches split on either side. I replaced the converter and everything worked fine.

 

AS for my boss, he's decided to try using a converter for a while. Personally, I'm thrilled about that. IT's one step close to getting him to try a different ink other than Waterman Black!

Saskia, if anyone can get him into other colours, it will be you!!!

 

I've also had a converter fail - but again, I'd used it for about 20 years so it had a good excuse.