Finding The Correct Convertor (Pilot)

[chemistry-a]

[sorry if this is in the wrong place, I couldn't find a Pilot specific sub-forum under brands]

 

 

I bought a Pilot Kakuno from CultPens last week, along with what I thought was the correct converter (Pilot CON-40).

 

It turns out that CultPens actually sell a european version of the pen that takes standard cartridges rather than the Pilot specific ones. I tried to buy a standard Parker convertor (as IIRC from my school days, Parker pens just take 'generic' cartridges available anywhere), but this also is too lose.

 

Does anybody know what convertor (if any) is able to be used with the european Kakuno's, without this they seem a little useless, and i'm sad that CultPens didn't mention that this was the case.

 

[Chrissy]

The correct forum is Japan (Asia) (and I think Pilot is mentioned in the sub-title)

 

From what I have read, all Pilot converters are meant to fit the Kakuno. Parker converters won't fit because they have a different end fitting.

 

Ask Cult Pens which converter they sell for it if the CON-40 doesn't fit because if it doesn't Cult Pens should have mentioned that.

 

BTW Pilot converters are notoriously difficult to push in, IMHO.

[chemistry-a]

Thanks for the reply.

 

The issue seems to be that the European Kakuno is different from the Japanese one - none of the Pilot convertors fit because they're all shaped to fit the standard Japanese Pilot cartridge design.

 

I think what I need is just a standard international converter (i.e. not Pilot branded), I was just hoping someone may have had the same issue with a European Kakuno and can advise before I end up with a load of obsolete bits of plastic on my desk!

[rafapa]

If the pen came with a cartridge please post a photo and we can be more precise.

[jekostas]

Thanks for the reply.

 

The issue seems to be that the European Kakuno is different from the Japanese one - none of the Pilot convertors fit because they're all shaped to fit the standard Japanese Pilot cartridge design.

 

I think what I need is just a standard international converter (i.e. not Pilot branded), I was just hoping someone may have had the same issue with a European Kakuno and can advise before I end up with a load of obsolete bits of plastic on my desk!

 

If a Parker converter fit in the barrel of your Kakuno a Schmidt K5 converter will work.

 

Also, Parker has a proprietary cartridge/converter design. They are not universal.

[ehemem]

 

If a Parker converter fit in the barrel of your Kakuno a Schmidt K5 converter will work.

 

Also, Parker has a proprietary cartridge/converter design. They are not universal.

 

 

Or you could use a Pelikan converter...

[MercianScribe]

Contact Cult Pens.

[Nanetta]

I use Pelikan converters with the european Kaküno (have two of them), they fit perfectly, but I needed to push really hard to get them fully in.

[RoyalBlueNotebooks]

The Western Kakuno really doesn't take Pilot conveters? This sounds like a supremely bad marketing strategy. I'm glad I ordered my Kakuno and converters from Japan.