Antwort_10
Autor: absia
Hello Everyone!
I'm not Wolfgang, but I might be able to help anyway. Principally, there's not much you can do wrong when putting together a Level pen. You have to make sure that the markings on the twist button match the ones on the outside casing. Besides, I carry the L65 around at school all the time because they are ideal for correcting papers and writing in the class book. They need a refill on a monthly base only. By filling them up with Waterman ink in red and blackish blue, you have no problems with the ink flow at all, consequently, there's no need doctoring around on the pens.
Greetings
Peter
Pelikan Level L5, the big disassembly
Re: Pelikan Level L5, the big disassembly
Antwort_11
Autor: Tenryu
Zollinger is right. With a milled slot the ink feed will only fit right in one position. That is why you are not allowed to turn it while pulling it out. Pulling them out for the first time will need a little more strength; it will go easier later on.
The combination of such kinds of nibs/ink feeds has proven itself in many other pen models over the last decades:
-Pelikano
-Pelikano Junior
-Go!
-Level
-Future
-Style Pen
-Gallery
-Script
-Pura
-Pharo
So, whoever wants, can upgrade his/her e. g. Pelikano with an 18 karat golden nib from an L5 pen - or the other way around: You can save yourself expensive spare nibs by taking one out of a cheap school fountain pen and sticking it in your Level pen.
Autor: Tenryu
Zollinger is right. With a milled slot the ink feed will only fit right in one position. That is why you are not allowed to turn it while pulling it out. Pulling them out for the first time will need a little more strength; it will go easier later on.
The combination of such kinds of nibs/ink feeds has proven itself in many other pen models over the last decades:
-Pelikano
-Pelikano Junior
-Go!
-Level
-Future
-Style Pen
-Gallery
-Script
-Pura
-Pharo
So, whoever wants, can upgrade his/her e. g. Pelikano with an 18 karat golden nib from an L5 pen - or the other way around: You can save yourself expensive spare nibs by taking one out of a cheap school fountain pen and sticking it in your Level pen.
Re: Pelikan Level L5, the big disassembly
Antwort_12
Autor: s-elch
Thanks for the answers, now it worked idiot-proof.
Now my Level pen writes well again. It's really amazing what a little soaking in water can do. This way, I was able to fix my piston filler and my Level pen again.
Whereas the Level does write a little too ink-saving, for my taste. What is missing on ink when writing with the Level seems to be that little bit too much my M400 gives away. It writes too thick, at least with the ink 4001. Oh well, I get along with both.
Autor: s-elch
Thanks for the answers, now it worked idiot-proof.
Now my Level pen writes well again. It's really amazing what a little soaking in water can do. This way, I was able to fix my piston filler and my Level pen again.
Whereas the Level does write a little too ink-saving, for my taste. What is missing on ink when writing with the Level seems to be that little bit too much my M400 gives away. It writes too thick, at least with the ink 4001. Oh well, I get along with both.
Re: Pelikan Level L5, the big disassembly
Antwort_13
Autor: s-elch
How embarrassing, now I'm even giving an answer to my own post. Anyhow, I just wanted to start a new thread about the same topic:
My L5 already had these traces of ink (the ones you can see on the picture of the disassembly) between the ink chamber and the reservoir right after delivery. First it was only a very fine ring of ink, pretty much in the middle. Later I wondered, because the ring was closed and it looked thicker and went down almost all the way to the ink chamber.
Is it ink that ran in there accidently? Is it a damage and if yes, of what kind? Is it so bad that I'll have to have it fixed or can I just leave it? It doesn't look very pretty, but it doesn't bother me, either, as long as the pen works.
Autor: s-elch
How embarrassing, now I'm even giving an answer to my own post. Anyhow, I just wanted to start a new thread about the same topic:
My L5 already had these traces of ink (the ones you can see on the picture of the disassembly) between the ink chamber and the reservoir right after delivery. First it was only a very fine ring of ink, pretty much in the middle. Later I wondered, because the ring was closed and it looked thicker and went down almost all the way to the ink chamber.
Is it ink that ran in there accidently? Is it a damage and if yes, of what kind? Is it so bad that I'll have to have it fixed or can I just leave it? It doesn't look very pretty, but it doesn't bother me, either, as long as the pen works.
Re: Pelikan Level L5, the big disassembly
Antwort_14
Autor: Tenryu
Of what I know, I'd say it's not a problem if only a little bit of ink gets into the sealing rings. It won't affect the functionality of the pen.
Because the valve between the two ink chambers normally is closed, a slight overpressure might develop (Warming by the hand). That transports a small amount of ink to the space between the sealing. It does not have an effect on the sealing of the pen and not on the writing ability, either.
I recommend that you turn the valve every now and then to balance the pressure. It will decrease the effect a little.
Autor: Tenryu
Of what I know, I'd say it's not a problem if only a little bit of ink gets into the sealing rings. It won't affect the functionality of the pen.
Because the valve between the two ink chambers normally is closed, a slight overpressure might develop (Warming by the hand). That transports a small amount of ink to the space between the sealing. It does not have an effect on the sealing of the pen and not on the writing ability, either.
I recommend that you turn the valve every now and then to balance the pressure. It will decrease the effect a little.