Leak At Top Of M205 Section

[orangos]

Hi,

 

My dear old M205 demonstrator seems to have developed a slight leak around the top of the section. Is this something that can be repaired or is the whole barrel/section moulded in one piece?

 

Thanks,

 

David

[Mercian]

I don’t have a Demonstrator, but I do have an M205 in black.

 

When I look at my pen using a magnifying glass there seems to be a join on each side of the threads that enable the cap to screw on to the barrel.

i.e. it seems to me that on my M205 the grip section is one piece of plastic, the screw threads are another piece, and the barrel/translucent ink window is a third piece.

 

If that’s correct, then you might be able to fix your leak by e.g. painting a thin layer of glue or clear nail polish around the join from which your pen is leaking...

...but only as long as you can find out which join is leaking, and can confirm that the glue/nail polish WON’T dissolve the plastic from which the pen is made (perhaps try a small dab of it on the end of the piston cap?).

 

I would also advise you to make sure that you don’t paint glue/nail polish on to the screw threads themselves - I don’t know how tight the tolerances are, but I wouldn’t want to make the threads too thick to engage correctly with the threads in the cap.

Edited February 8, 2020 by Mercian

[A Smug Dill]

I would suggest:

 

Step One: Check whether your Pelikan M205 is still under warranty. If so, contact the retailer. (Since you described your pen as "dear old", it may not be.)

Step Two: Otherwise, contact Pelikan customer service with your issue.

Step Three: After Pelikan customer service has told you what the resolution is, and if there is a fee involved, quoted you what the fee would be, if you cannot accept having to pay Pelikan the quoted fee, then look for alternative solutions that may be offered by independent pen repair professionals.

 

I don't think there is any point in exploring whether your pen "can be repaired" without first getting Pelikan and other pen repair professionals to review the issue and/or inspect the item. I'm afraid everyone is in no position to diagnose the issue and give you a prognosis, sight unseen.

[sirgilbert357]

I agree with A Smug Dill here, but would like to add: I'm pretty sure the demonstrators' barrels are all one piece. If it is leaking and out of warranty (and Pelikan want to charge you a ridiculous price to replace the barrel), I would contact Ron Zorn to see what the options for repair are.

[orangos]

Thanks all. The pen in question is long out of warranty, so I will see what is possible via Pelikan or a specialist repairer such as Ron Zorn.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Pelikan in Hanover can and has repaired pens out of warrentee.....use to do it all the time. (Chartpack in the States not so)

Check with Cult Pens....which is I think the British Pelikan contact.

Lamy still does.

[Mercian]

Check with Cult Pens....which is I think the British Pelikan contact.

Lamy still does.

 

I think that Niche Pens (which owns pelikanpens.co.uk) might be the most-‘official’ Pelikan distributor in the UK.

 

I could well be wrong though - it certainly wouldn't be the first time

Edited February 18, 2020 by Mercian

[Kalessin]

Chartpak will repair modern-era pens out of warranty (maybe not all the time, and perhaps depending on age and parts availability), but will charge for the repairs.

[Mercian]

Chartpak will repair modern-era pens out of warranty (maybe not all the time, and perhaps depending on age and parts availability), but will charge for the repairs.

 

The OP is in the UK.

If the retailer from whom he bought the pen won’t arrange to send it off for repair, it’d be easier for him to contact Pelikan in Germany.

 

That said, Chartpak is of course very good to know about if one is in the USA (& maybe Canada too?).

[Ron Z]

If you look at the top of the repair forum there is an exploded view of a Pelikan 800. The smaller pens are made the much the same way (the piston mechanism is a press fit, not threaded) - with a nose piece sticking out of the barrel, onto which the section is glued. Though not common, it is not unusual for this piece to crack or break. When it cracks, you get ink between the section and barrel. I have a repair procedure to reattach the front end, and do 3 or 4 a month, usually on 800 pens. It may not however, be practical or cost effective to send it from the UK, though I would be willing to do it for you. Contact me back channel by email if interested.

 

Chartpak, which is very good, handles Pelikan warranty repairs for US customers only.

[Kalessin]

Sorry.. I lost track of who and where... Chartpak is indeed US-only.