Hi, after you use the syringe to remove some air and ink, what do you do with the ink? I don't want to waste it. Thanks
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The air will expel on its own, as you push down on the bottom of the bottle. Just put your needle on the bottle, insert in the cartridge, gently push the bottom of the bottle and the ink flows into the cartridge. This type doesn't dry out.. The cap will keep any air out. I stored mine up to 2 years!!
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The ink you buy to refill them with should include syringes. The little plastic tab gets pulled out for refilling and then put back in before reinstalling into your printer.
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I transfer about 3ml of ink from these to syringes and inject the ink. I found it difficult to transfer directly from the container to the cartridge without overfilling. I don't recall there being instructions provided with these, but found useful information online. I remove the label or punch through it and do not re-cover the holes. This method works best for me.
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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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I seldom use my printer and have never removed my cartridge. As far as I know it does not cause any problems. If you are concerned with the cartridge drying out - it would do that either way. (maybe)
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I agree with L. Novick. I go a step further. I fill the converter as Novick suggests, then turn the assembly so the nib is upright. I tap it a couple of times to move any entrained air to the top, then turn the piston so it pushes a drop or so of ink out the tip of the nib. Then, I push the rest of the ink into the bottle (I turn the nib back down over the bottle.) and use the piston to fill the converter again. That way I don't have air in the coverter to make the pen skip. Be prepared for the possibility of ink of your fingers, but this works well for me. By the way, I like Noodler's ink. Their permanent black ink is BLACK, not dark gray like a lot of inks. It is also Permanent as the name suggests. I agree with L. Novick. I go a step further. I fill the converter as Novick suggests, then turn the assembly so the nib is upright. I tap it a couple of times to move any entrained air to the top, then turn the piston so it pushes a drop or so of ink out the tip of the nib. Then, I push the rest of the ink into the bottle (I turn the nib back down over the bottle.) and use the piston to fill the converter again. That way I don't have air in the coverter to make the pen skip. Be prepared for the possibility of ink of your fingers, but this works well for me. By the way, I like Noodler's ink.... » Read More I agree with L. Novick. I go a step further. I fill the converter as Novick suggests, then turn the assembly so the nib is upright. I tap it a couple of times to move any entrained air to the top, then turn the piston so it pushes a drop or so of ink out the tip of the nib. Then, I push the rest of the ink into the bottle (I turn the nib back down over the bottle.) and use the piston to fill the converter again. That way I don't have air in the coverter to make the pen skip. Be prepared for the possibility of ink of your fingers, but this works well for me. By the way, I like Noodler's ink. Their permanent black ink is BLACK, not dark gray like a lot of inks. It is also Permanent as the name suggests. « Show Less
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Mine came with a converter which should alleviate the need for more disposable cartridges. If you don't have a converter and don't want to use one you can get a hold of a blunt tipped syringe and a bottle of ink and refill one of your empty disposable cartridges. You can get supplies of this type at gouletpens.com. Their accompanying blog has been a great source of information about fountain pens for me.
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I imagine it lasts for a long time if it's sealed, but if opened then it will slowly evaporate and gum up if not used. Try a damp paper towel-wipe the ink cartridge on it then put back in machine, it works at my office.
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Yes the INK works Great & actually better because it allows you to use all the ink to the end. It may not tell you when it's almost empty but I would rather use all the Ink then be warned & have it effect my printing & cutting my ink short. :-)
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It seems to be raised on the plastic. My ink, or whatever it is, did not come off at all. I ran it through my dishwasher once or twice. Having said that, I only used the syringe for about 2 weeks when my dog was sick and not eating. She is better now, so I haven't used it in a while, but it looks like new to me. Hope that helps.
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take the little cap off & add one drop of water to the tube. this should rehydrate the pen. otherwise HOW SHOULD I KNOW??? i bought these pens & mine work fine....i did not invent nor manufacture them. sorry....just had to do that.
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It's not hard at all. Be careful and ware gloves. The ink will stain. Slowly inject the ink until a little drop is noticed around the injection area then suck a little back out with the syringe and easy as that your done.
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The clog can happen if the ink is mixed, exposed, etc. But there does not seem to be a way to avoid it. While filling it will be exposed to air, howsoever short it is; and while re-filling, it will be mixed with another type. This happens with the other cartridges as wellThe printer gets itself into a clean mode every now and then and unclogs itself. But if it is fully clogged and cannot be cleaned - does anyone know if we can take out the print head and clean? and how to clean?
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Can anyone be more specific about how? I cant seem to find a good youtube video and I don't want to ruin my pen? Does the ink cartridge replace the factory fillable catridge? Do we take out the factory one, load new catridge and that's it?
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You can buy a syringe either online or at Walgreens or something. Take the needle off and you got yourself an applicator.
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Good morning, David! I notice that if I continually use the printer, the ink is used normally but if it sits for any length of time (e.g. week, weeks, months) than the ink dries up! The ink may be inexpensive but so much of it is wasted! I also don't like that if the color ink runs out the printer shuts down. I will not purchase another printer like this, inexpensive or not! Good luck!
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I wash the syringe out in the kitchen sink (or bathroom face basin for that matter). It does not stain. The needle is extra long maybe to pull up ink from the bottle. I have some smaller bottles that I throw it into anyway. In any event, the length of the needle helps. I use chlorine bleach to clean my hands... I use battery water (distilled water) to clean the cartridge (print head or sides but I don't put the battery water on the copper part...) There is also a cleaner that came with a previous set of ink I had ordered. You can order some on Amazon... It's a bit expensive for me to order it from the US to where I live (Trinidad, West Indies)...