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Fixing a cheapie FP
-From: Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell
-Newsgroups: alt.collecting.pens-pencils -Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:09:51 -0500 - -I have a no-name cheapie FP that just doesn't seem to want to write -properly (it's skips a lot and I seem to spend an awful lot of time -squeezing the ink cartridge for better flow)... any advice from you -experts out there? I suggest removing the cartridge and washing accumulated gunk out of the pen. Just hold the front-end of the pen under running, mildly lukewarm water, so the dried ink runs out the rear end. Do this for several minutes or until the water runs clear. This should help a lot and eliminate the need to do any cartridge-squeezing. The pen should now work perfectly, subject to the nature of different inks as well as different types of paper. If it doesn't, more advanced measures may be possible -- but as you indicated, those should be left to the experts. Over the course of decades, during which time I've used a certain widely-distributed, inexpensive brand of cartridge pen for common usage, I've found it a good idea to rinse out my pens on occasion, especially when changing ink colors, and definitely when changing brands of ink. This helps avoid that annoying cartridge-squeezing syndrome. -- ---------------------------------------------- david moeser -- erasmus39 on yahoo Censornati, Ohio - USA ---------------------------------------------- * "Always take notes!" -- Gerard of Cremona * (Headers munged to foil spammers; real info in taglines) |
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