Why did my pen begin skipping and not writing at all? I put in a new cartridge and same thing. If nib is clogged, how do I clean it?
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A few suggestions for your problem, Warren. Firstly, I've found that cartridges just don't work as well as bottled ink. For cleaning, remove the cartridge, insert a converter, and fill the pen with plain (preferably filtered) luke warm water from a glass and empty it out. Do this a few times until the water coming out of the pen is clear. If you don't have a converter then unscrew the nib, drop the whole assembly in the glass and rinse it in the water, changing the water until clear. I suggest cleaning the nib in this way every time you fill it.
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HI Warren,I own two of these pens and I have not had any issues with them drying out. What I suggest you do is dip the tip in some water and see if the ink will start flowing again. I'm not sure if the climate you live in might also be affecting your pen. I live in Hawaii so the humidity is consistent year round. I hope this helps.
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Are you left handed? We push our pens instead of pull. That's why pens always start skipping when we use them!
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make sure the ink cartridge have electrical contacts...the contacts should be cleaned with alcohol wipes. If their is no electrical contacts, the ink cartridges will not work. If th ink well might have old ink stuck to the well, clean the well with alcohol. Bhrama Llahma
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I've never had that experience but I have felt the nib was a bit large. You can get replacement nibs that are fairly inexpensive and try a new nib.
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Pen is no exactly the best, I had the same problem, onece I finaly had ink coming out, it leaked all over, pen does not work at all!.
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try running a print head clean with a new cartridge, otherwise you may need a new print head
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This happened to me after not using for a while. I pulled the cartridges and reset them and it ran thru the tests and seemed to change the settings worked for quite a while after. I think it cleaned the heads.
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I haven't had any trouble with the tip clogging. I always make sure to clean the tip and cap it after every use. Also, don't press too hard when writing.
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You would have to buy another pen. The pen is the middle piece and is part of the structure of the pen. It is not a cartridge. I love mine and have bought it as gifts for others.
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Sorry for the delay, Graeme. It's been a busy few days around here. No - there is NO clicking when I write with my pen - I just double-checked, using Bamboo paper in journal mode. Contact Wacom - they can help you, or replace your pen
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Take it out and gently shake the cartridge. Try it again. If not, the cartridge might be defective and you need to return it.
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Same happend to me this ink clogged my print heads, only way to fix it you need to take the print head s apart and clean them with the right products, look in youtube I believe there is a link about how to repair. I just went and bought another printer
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If you store it in the upright position, and make sure you have enough ink it should be ok. I've not used mine for a month before and it writes without issues. You might need to remove the ink and run the nib under water to clean it out. Let it dry and try again. I use the ink cartridges and they seem to work well.
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Ink quality is very important, specially pigment ink isn't good as it can create those "skip", also fountain pens are mean to be used regularly of ink can dry and affect it, try to remove the cartridge and run warm water to clean it.
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I haven't had this problem except when the ink supply was going dry. I use the Waterman ink with a converter in mine. If the pen has been sitting unused for weeks, I tend to empty and refill the converter before use. Also, when I use the "fine" nib, I have found that I have to pay attention to making sure the tiny pen nib is "square" to the writing surface (as opposed to canted to one side or the other). The "medium" nib on my other vanishing point pen is a very "wet" nib, so I can't imagine a skipping problem with that.
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stupid question - did you remove the tiny little rubber nib on the ballpoint? If you did this then I would say you received defective pens
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You really need to run the printer thru deep cleans quit a few times particularly if this is the first transition to the new ink . you might even have to refill the ink a little more after cleaning. As I said usualy its in the transition to the new ink.
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My pen has never had an problems. I did have a problem with another one and called the 800 number on their website. They were very helpful and we fixed it. It's been a while and I don't really remember the issue. Good luck!