Does PR Copper Burst "go bad" (turn darker)?

[OcalaFlGuy]

I had some that had been in a Copper Estie for maybe a month and there was really no issue,

it flowed and wrote just fine but in the back of my mind I kinda thought it sure looked dark.

 

So I did a refill from the same bottle as what was in the pen and sure 'nuf, back to the same

old Copper Burst (MUCH lighter and a bit rustier). So, interestingly enough, whatever happened

to it happened in the pen, but not in the bottle.

 

Now, I've heard of some Noodler's settling but has anyone had a PR ink turn darker in the pen

on them?

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

[Italicist]

I've only used one bottle of Copper Burst (a great ink!), but I don't recall having seen any changes like that. I wonder what might have caused it. Is there any chance that the ink in the feed might have evaporated slightly, leaving the ink thicker and darker -- at least until fresh ink from the converter made its way to the nib? I suppose the only way of testing would be to leave the pen unused for a while and then write for a while with it to see whether there was any change from dark back to the regular tone of the ink.

 

cheers,

Italicist

[OcalaFlGuy]

I've only used one bottle of Copper Burst (a great ink!), but I don't recall having seen any changes like that. I wonder what might have caused it. Is there any chance that the ink in the feed might have evaporated slightly, leaving the ink thicker and darker -- at least until fresh ink from the converter made its way to the nib? I suppose the only way of testing would be to leave the pen unused for a while and then write for a while with it to see whether there was any change from dark back to the regular tone of the ink.

 

cheers,

Italicist

 

Italicist, that may be a possibility. I did only write a few lines with it, probably not enough to clear the feed. In this instance, there wasn't time (and of course, your thought didn't cross my mind) for me to dawdle as I was trying to

write a thank you note that needed to get done. I will keep your idea in mind though as I keep CB in this same

Estie. If (when) it turns again, I'll be sure and write enough with it to either eliminate or confirm this possibilty.

 

Thanks,

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

 

[DanF]

It will appear to darken if left in the pen for a while, as it becomes concentrated by evaporation. But if you write for a while, or absorb some of the ink from the nib with a paper towel, it will return to the original color. If it has sat for so long in the pen that the whole cartridge (or whatever the filling system) has become concentrated, a distilled water added to the ink will also lighten it up again. It seems my vintage lever fillers are much more susceptible to this than more modern CC pens.

 

Dan

[gadgetjunky]

I had a bottle of Copper Burst that turned on me, but it didn't darken. It went to this really odd bright yellow/green with murky brown undertones.

 

[bbs]

Ha - exactly the same experience with Copper Burst in a copper Estie! I thought it was my memory playing tricks on how dark the colour was ....

 

Haven't refilled yet, but will do just as soon as I can get the original nib out and a new one in ....

[chainwhip]

I've found my bottles of Copper Burst tend to get "greenier" over time.

[GirchyGirchy]

My bottle of PR Orange Crush is more of a brown now.

[TMac]

I stopped using this ink because it would turn brown in most of my pens. With all of the choices available in orange inks, this one proved to be too much work for what you get.

[kuragari389]

This happened in a lever-fill Osmiroid of mine too! I thought I was hallucinating but then remembered seeing this thread a while back. It's too weird how this happens, and I'm not sure I like it. Gonna have to try this ink in a cartridge pen or a piston fill next time and see if it does the same thing.

[Pippin60]

I use PR Copper Burst a lot, the one thing I have noticed is that in cartridge it seems to evaporate fairly quickly but not in a converter filled from a bottle. As others have said it will write darker if not used for a while but it then seems to level out. I have never had it clog a feed yet but then I use it a lot and it doesn't sit too long.

[alvarez57]

Have to confess I had to darken it with (in this case) Waterman black for the original would not photocopy almost at all (a must for my work). I have had it for over a year and it has not turned green.

[Jared]

I've found my bottles of Copper Burst tend to get "greenier" over time.

 

Me too. I'm not too impressed with the lack of longevity.

[Peter from Sherwood Park]

Copper Burst has been stable for me, but I have only used it in cartridges.