Ink not flowing right

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Smitty37

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I have a nice Jr Gent 1 fountain pen that seems to have a problem with ink flow. I get it writing and it works fine until I stop writing and put it away for awhile - sometimes less than half an hour - then it won't write and I have to fuss with it to get it going. When writing it is smooth as silk (for a cheap nib it writes really nice. The ink has been in it awhile. I have cleaned it with warm water until everything flows clear still the same. I'm not sure what Ink I have in it probably the stock that came with it.

Probably will clean it and change the cartridge again but is that likely to fix it.
 
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Several things could be causing the problem, but first off I's try using a different ink to see if that solves it.

FWIW, you can use a hypodermic to refill an empty cartridge with any FP ink, you're not strictly limited to whatever cartridge you have readily available.
 
frank123 said:
Several things could be causing the problem, but first off I's try using a different ink to see if that solves it.

FWIW, you can use a hypodermic to refill an empty cartridge with any FP ink, you're not strictly limited to whatever cartridge you have readily available.
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I have some private reserve cartridges that haven't been here too long they'll be pretty fresh.
 
Do you store/wear it with the cap up? This (gravity) could cause the ink to drain back to the reservoir.
 
My problem seems to have been the cartridge. I cleaned the nib/feed and changed the cartridge and now it works fine. I must have let it sit around unused with the cartridge in place too long.
 
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