Converter Suitable For Diplomat Traveller

[GustavF.]

Hi!

 

I am thinking about getting a Diplomat Traveller but I am unsure of what converters it would be compatible with. Does anyone here have any experience from this? Would international standards work?

 

Friendly regards

Gustav

[penhappy]

Diplomat converter fits very well. Not sure of any others working.

 

Good luck and keep us posted

 

Pam.

[PabloAU]

My Diplomat Excellence A takes a standard international converter. I expect the Traveller would be the same. Hope that helps.

[GustavF.]

After some further research I found that Diplomat Traveller takes International standard cartridges, so in such a case it should also take IS-converters. Thanks for your replies :-)

[Jamerelbe]

I have had a problem with the Diplomat Excellence, that it won't take the more "stubby" ended cheap Chinese converters - a couple of fins protrude from the wall on either side of the wall that require a converter with a more tapered ending. (Like the taper on a cartridge.) so yes, and international standard converter will fit - but not just ANY converter...

[GustavF.]

I have had a problem with the Diplomat Excellence, that it won't take the more "stubby" ended cheap Chinese converters - a couple of fins protrude from the wall on either side of the wall that require a converter with a more tapered ending. (Like the taper on a cartridge.) so yes, and international standard converter will fit - but not just ANY converter...

 

Have you had such issues with the converters from Jinhao? Have plenty of those lying around...

[Jamerelbe]

 

Have you had such issues with the converters from Jinhao? Have plenty of those lying around...

 

Unfortunately yes, the Jinhaos were the converters I had lying around myself - and they wouldn't fit up inside the Esteem nib assembly / grip section. The best way I can explain this is to include a photo of the Diplomat converter my supplier eventually sourced for me, versus a Jinhao converter and a (J. Herbin) cartridge. the abrupt 'squaring off' of the Jinhao converter, compared to the more tapered shoulders of the Diplomat converter, seem to be the main reason one fits and the other doesn't.

 

Comparison picture:

 

http://i.imgur.com/NRceY22.jpg

 

I should add, my supplier (JustWrite Pens in Australia) had a bit of a hunt around for alternatives before the local Diplomat rep sourced him an original converter. He thought a Schmidt converter would work (in fact, the Diplomat converter may well be made by Schmidt and simply rebranded?) - but the form factor does matter, unfortunately!

Edited November 3, 2014 by Jamerelbe

[GustavF.]

 

Unfortunately yes, the Jinhaos were the converters I had lying around myself - and they wouldn't fit up inside the Esteem nib assembly / grip section. The best way I can explain this is to include a photo of the Diplomat converter my supplier eventually sourced for me, versus a Jinhao converter and a (J. Herbin) cartridge. the abrupt 'squaring off' of the Jinhao converter, compared to the more tapered shoulders of the Diplomat converter, seem to be the main reason one fits and the other doesn't.

 

Comparison picture:

 

I should add, my supplier (JustWrite Pens in Australia) had a bit of a hunt around for alternatives before the local Diplomat rep sourced him an original converter. He thought a Schmidt converter would work (in fact, the Diplomat converter may well be made by Schmidt and simply rebranded?) - but the form factor does matter, unfortunately!

 

Excellent, thank you for the reply! :-)

[Pintstein]

A Kaweco standard will fit and work properly. A Faber-Castell standard will not fit. I think it's all to do with the width and length of the twist-knob...