Magnetic Pelikan Clip

[Waltz For Zizi]

I just discovered one of my Pelikan pen clips, and the only one for that matter, is magnetic. At first I thought that it was because on top of the box I keep my pelikan pens I have a hard drive, but none of the other pens exhibit this peculiarity.

 

And I also noticed something strange about this pen, every few months if left untouched, something forms on the clip, at first I thought it was rust, but it cleans off with a very vigurous paper towel rubbing, so I guess it's not rust. Also, only this pen does this.

 

It is an m200 cognac. Anyone else having this pen can tell me if their clip is magnetic?

 

P.s. it's not the paper clip that's magnetic. I checked.

Edited June 13, 2018 by Waltz For Zizi

[sciumbasci]

It got magnetised.

You can run it through a demagnetiser to fix it.

 

With the same contraption, you can magnetise stuff (often, it is very weak)

[Arkanabar]

As for the deposits on the clip, do you share your home with a smoker, or animals? How far is your pen from the kitchen?

[Waltz For Zizi]

As for the deposits on the clip, do you share your home with a smoker, or animals? How far is your pen from the kitchen?

What's that about? My pens stay covered in paper towell --> in a box --> in a cabinet, where I keep other 5 Pelikan pens, so it's nowhere near smoke or water vapour. And as I said the rest of them are ok.

 

I even thought of selling my collection and keeping only a few pens, seeing how careful I am with my pens and still they "rust". I mean, that the whole reason I like fountain pens, is that you can keep them 10 years unused and still be like new, unlike phones or computers, which in 10years are almost useless..

but I feel a little better now, having discovered the clip on this particular pen is different, and I'm pretty sure now that I wont open a box one day and discover half of my pens rusted.

[Runnin_Ute]

I have a M200 Cognac, but have never experienced anything along those lines, at least that I recall. And I keep it inked most of the time.

[AAAndrew]

Any ferrous metal can get magnetized. It could have happened anytime after it was finished. Maybe it was on the outside of the carton sitting next to a carton of big magnets on its trip to the distributor. Anything could happen. As for the deposits, I’m wondering it it’s atteacting tiny metal debris from the air. If it wipes off it’s probably not corrosion.

[Waltz For Zizi]

Any ferrous metal can get magnetized. It could have happened anytime after it was finished. Maybe it was on the outside of the carton sitting next to a carton of big magnets on its trip to the distributor. Anything could happen. As for the deposits, I’m wondering it it’s atteacting tiny metal debris from the air. If it wipes off it’s probably not corrosion.

I have no idea what those deposits are but it takes quite a lot of force to remove it, almost like polishing.

 

As for the clip, it most definitely got magnetized before assembly, because the cap crown is not magnetic and doesn't get those deposits as the clip.

[Tweel]

It sounds like your clip may have come from a bad batch of stainless steel, and something is oxidizing and leaching through the gold plating.

 

It won't get any better. Maybe you should contact Pelikan about getting a replacement for your defective clip.