Fountain Pen Ink Converter Screw Type (CON-40)

Works very well. The well only fills half way up by design. I think buyers should know this. It is not a problem, but you won’t have as much ink in the pen as with a cartridge, but I don’t mind refilling it. It only takes a minute.

Very nice product, especially if you don’t want to keep buying ink cartridges. The Pilot Fountain Pen Ink Converter (Screw Type) works perfectly and allows you to use bottled ink, which is more economical in the long run. It fits well and is easy to use. Definitely recommended for fountain pen users looking for a refillable option.

I bought this for my Pilot Metro, and it has done wonders for me. If you're having the same issues I was, this will solve your problems. (Details at bottom if you're interested.) Pros: NO LEAKING, can see ink level, easy to use* Cons: None yet:) Indifferent: relatively small capacity, but I'm getting about the same amount of time between fills as the squeeze converter. Nothing noticeably different.; I can hear the metal balls moving around sometimes, but it isn't distracting and it's quite soft. I don't hear them when writing -- only when i flip to pen over or set it down or something *I've seen where many people are having issues filling it all the way. You have to fill it, push the extra air back out, and then fill that leftover space again. Goulet has a good video explaining it I've had my metro for several years, and I've always used to squeeze converter that came with it. It leaked TERRIBLY -- so much that I stopped using the pen for a while and ended up buying a different brand pen. I scoured the internet for ways to keep the converter from leaking into the pen barrel and subsequently all over my hands, and I never found a solution. The common consensus is the squeeze converter doesn't have a tight seal, so it leaks. I bought this converter and BOOM problem solved.

It's hard to imagine that a battle can rage over a tiny plastic device that holds a few drops of ink, but such is the nature of online conversation today. And such is the turf war over the merits and lacks of the Pilot CON-40 Converter. Pilot is a Japanese company that makes highly respected, top-quality pens and pencils. Their Pilot and Namiki fountain pens are regarded as some of the best available. Ink cartridges and converters for Pilot fountain pens are—sadly—proprietary, which means you can't use other brands' cartridges and converters in your Pilot. However, with a converter, you are not limited to inks made by Pilot, so you can fill the converter with inks from any brand. Pilot make four converters: * CON-20 - Very small, thin, squeeze-sac converter you press and release to suck in ink * CON-50 - Small, with a screw-piston to suck in ink * CON-70 - Large, with a button-filling system to suck in ink * CON-40 - Intended replacement for the CON-50, and which is slightly thinner, meaning it should work in all Pilot fountain pens While the CON-20 fits in just about every Pilot fountain pen, the CON-50 and the CON-70 do not. For instance, the CON-50 is slightly too wide for use in the Pilot Cavalier, in which the CON-40 fits perfectly. The pros and cons of the new screw-piston CON-40: PROS + Works both in pens that would take the CON-50 and those that could previously take only the CON-20 + Contains metal bearings that help agitate ink, especially useful for the increasingly popular shimmer inks that contain metallic particles + Beats the CON-20 for convenience and performance, since you can clearly see the ink level in the CON-40, and it fills more easily and assuredly CONS - Rattles, caused by the agitator bearings, which annoys some users - Holds a fraction less ink at capacity than the CON-50 - Fills less full (some have reported) than the CON-50 For users who prefer Pilot's slimmest pens, the CON-40 is a big improvement over the CON-20, which I found annoying to use. I'm glad Pilot decided to make the CON-40; so for me, there's little not to like about this newest converter. That said, some fans of the CON-50 feel the CON-40 is a big step backward. In other words, it's all in your perspective based on which Pilot fountain pens you prefer.

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Dieser Con40 Konverter ermöglicht durch seine kleine Füllmenge öfter die Tinte zu wechseln wenn man möchte. Das kommt mir persönlich sehr entgegen. Für etwas längeres Schreiben wünscht man sich eine vollständige Befüllung des Konverters! 2. Foto: zeigt 1.Füllversuch- die Tinte reicht kaum über den Rand des Griffstücks hinaus. Noch ziemlich viel Platz im Konverter, die man auch mit Tinte befüllt haben möchte! 3. Foto: der entnommene Konverter lässt sehen, wie wenig Tinte beim 1.Füllversuch aufgezogen wurde. Da ich diesen Vorgang bereits kenne ( Griffstück und Konverter wieder zusammen stecken) alles sauber machen: ich halte das Griffstück mit Feder nach oben in der Luft mit etwas Schwung nach unten schwingen/ oder solange an das Griffstück klopfen bis die Tinte auf den Kolbenboden fällt. 4. Foto Jetzt Konverter entnehmen ( Papiertuch bereit halten) und vorsichtig die Tinte zum Rand des Konverters hochschieben mit der Drehfunktion des Konverters. Achtung: Dabei können Tntenblasen herausplatzen! Papiertuch! Die Tinte nur knapp bis zum Rand schieben ETWAS PLATZ LASSEN! Konverter säubern und wieder in das Griffstück einfügen. Feder nochmal in das TINTENGLAS eintauchen und Tinte aufziehen. 5. FOTO zeigt die vollständige Befüllung des Konverters bis zum Anschlag!

Fantastic for ease of refilling but not a huge ink capacity.

Initially, ink sucked by converter was very less. Then, learnt how to use through you tube vedios. Now , the converter is working very well.

Es un buen sustituto del cargador de goma, porque no se pasa con el tiempo.