My Con-40S Have Arrived

[butangmucat]

 

And it works.

 

Top: 1970s Pilot Elite (Original)

Bottom: Unknown Pilot with 14k semi-hooded nib (NOS from India and came with a CON-20, CON-50 will not fit).

[hari317]

nice!

[dasXFnib]

Just ordered 3 from Rakuten!!!

Hope I'll see them by month's end......

 

Always try to get the dibs....on fountain pens with EF nibs!!

[Witsius]

Do the little bearings rattle noticeably when the pen moves around?

[butangmucat]

Do the little bearings rattle noticeably when the pen moves around?

 

If you are shaking around, yes, but I haven't noticed it otherwise when I was taking class notes.

[eri]

Thank you for posting the picture

 

I bought a couple of CON-20 but I'm relieved to see that this new converter will fit my "little old ones".

[AndyYNWA]

I like the CON-40 a lot. A silent rattle when you move the pen, but not anything near the "clonking" from the CON-50.

The small balls also do a good job in transporting the ink to the feed.

 

But my favourite thing about CON-40 is that it's transparent. The ink level is easily readable.

[Garageboy]

Time to get one for my 95S Elite - my CON 20 leaked some how - ink all over the little push bar

[KBeezie]

Time to get one for my 95S Elite - my CON 20 leaked some how - ink all over the little push bar

and it was only that one con-20 converter?

[Pensei]

Ouch. It's expensive at Amazon. I'm also eager to get one for my 95S, but I'll wait until the price comes into line with the others.

[butangmucat]

Ouch. It's expensive at Amazon. I'm also eager to get one for my 95S, but I'll wait until the price comes into line with the others.

The price of one on Amazon is enough for you to buy two or three from an eBay seller (they may ship w/o tracking but it will arrive).

[Algester]

our sells for like 250PHP what ever the conversion that may be but alas I don't have a need to one right now

Edited March 21, 2016 by Algester

[rudyhou]

i have always wondered if con-40 would fit vintage pilot pens. thanks for sharing.

[Flounder]

Hmm, I'm not that enamoured with this rattlecan design, so panic- bought a con20 while they're still easy to get. The nipple is so deep within the section on my old Elite it's tricky to judge the ink level anyway.

[Aelie]

Thank you so much to all of you who shared your experience with CON-40! I don't particularly need a converter now, so I will wait on buying CON-40s. But I like what I read about it so far, so I won't stock up on CON-20 or 50s.

[Garageboy]

and it was only that one con-20 converter?

Yeah - not sure if it wasn't sealing up or what not - but went ahead and got two CON 20s and hunting down a 40 - i tend to prefer piston converters