Ink cartridge
An ink cartridge is a container filled with ink that is inserted into fountain pens and supplies the ink required for writing.
Fountain pen
functionality
For fountain pens, one or both mouths of the cylindrical cartridges are closed by a thin membrane , a stopper or a small ball made of glass or plastic after filling in production . When it is inserted into the respective (writing) device, this seal is pierced or pressed into the cartridge by the ink feed, which is often reinforced at this point. A pressure compensation for the outflowing ink takes place via the ink guide.
The content of a standard cartridge is approx. 1 ml. In the barrel of most fountain pens for ink cartridges there is space for two cartridges, one being active and the second being a reserve that can be used quickly. Some manufacturers also offer cartridges that can hold about twice the amount of ink and take up the space of the reserve cartridge.
Makes
In the case of fountain pens, Parker and Pelikan compatible formats have prevailed, but there are also other makes of ink cartridges such as ink cartridges. B. Lamy , Montblanc , Pilot or the Geha cartridges that have since disappeared . The compatibility of cartridges and fountain pens is not always clear.
There are special ink cartridges from the various pen manufacturers (e.g. Rotring or Staedtler ) for ink pens .
In addition to the standard ink color blue, a number of other colors are also available.
Ink converter
Ink converters can also be used. This means that cartridge fillers can be converted into piston fountain pens. With a small piston , the ink is dispensed by turning a screw with an opposing thread, e.g. B. sucked into the converter from an inkwell .
Converters are also used for flushing. For this purpose, water is sucked in several times by means of the inserted ink converter through the front part of the fountain pen with the quill and ink feed and then pushed out again.
Refill
In addition to being used primarily in schools, fountain pens are highly regarded by friends of handwritten texts; Various ink manufacturers offer a wide variety of colors, which are often only supplied in glass barrels. In addition to ink converters, used ink cartridges can also be refilled. For this purpose, cartridges that have been rinsed out with water and whose connection is undamaged are filled with the respective ink by hand using a syringe and cannula , directly before being inserted into the fountain pen .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Online forum Penexchange: Which converters are compatible? January 2008.
