Pilot 78G Converter

[Sirvinya]

Just treated myself to a second Pilot 78G from ebay, but I can't figure out which converter to get. I'm not a fan of the filling system that comes with it, I like seeing how much ink is left.

 

Does anyone know if this the converter to use? http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/showproduct.php?id=10171

[Nonsensical]

Yes, the Pilot CON-50 should fit.

[Sirvinya]

Thanks! I'll order a couple then

[tellyworth]

Both the con-50 and con-20 will fit. You might want to try both.

[Nonsensical]

Both the con-50 and con-20 will fit. You might want to try both.

CON-20 is the one that comes with the Pilot 78G, and the OP wanted to be able to see the ink level. The CON-20 is black, and you can't see the ink level, at all.

[Black Rose]

I've been tempted to get some CON-50s for our 78Gs, but I read a lot of folks don't like them and prefer the CON-20 over the CON-50.

Edited June 10, 2011 by Black Rose

[ershen]

I've been tempted to get some CON-50s for our 78Gs, but I read a lot of folks don't like them and prefer the CON-20 over the CON-50.

 

I have three 78Gs with the CON-20 converter and they work surprisingly well for what it's worth.

[Yuki Onitsura]

The ink capacity of the Con-20 is much better than the capacity of the Con-50 but the Con-50 does let you see how much ink is left. I've never had any problems with either.

 

Yuki

[Number3124]

I've thought about that a little actually. I'm no huge face of aerometric fillers either. I wonder if the 78G could be frankenpenned into something more interesting... :hmm1:

[Chthulhu]

It's an easy eyedropper conversion: just pull the squeeze converter, add a little silicone grease to the threads, and fill the barrel with ink.

[lovemy51]

Just treated myself to a second Pilot 78G from ebay, but I can't figure out which converter to get. I'm not a fan of the filling system that comes with it, I like seeing how much ink is left.

 

Does anyone know if this the converter to use? http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/showproduct.php?id=10171

i don't see an eye dropper as a solution for the OP.

 

the con-50, which i don't like, is a much better choice... i do like the con-20.

[Number3124]

Yes. The eyedropper conversion still wouldn't let the OP see how much ink is left. Although, an eyedropper 78G would have a massive ink capacity. I wonder if there are any piston converters that would fit a 78G?

[Sirvinya]

I ended up buying a couple of the CON-50 converters and some cartridges. I'm refilling the carts as well, you can get 1ml of ink on those which does me fine.

[Hex]

Hi folks and can you educate me as to this converter ?

 

I have a Pilot 78G, it's my 1st fountain pen and it has a sack inside a squeeze thingie.

 

I have had it about a week, I love it as it is and was wondering what this converter does and why you wanted to change.

 

thanks,

Edited July 24, 2011 by Hex

[WanderingAuthor]

Hi folks and can you educate me as to this converter ?

 

I have a Pilot 78G, it's my 1st fountain pen and it has a sack inside a squeeze thingie.

 

I have had it about a week, I love it as it is and was wondering what this converter does and why you wanted to change.

 

thanks,

 

The "sack inside a squeeze thingie" is a converter. It lets you fill your pen from a bottle instead of using cartridges. (Which are much more expensive over time - and you have a much more limited choice of colours.)

 

The OP prefers being able to see how full the converter is. I like a view of the remaining ink supply as well - but if I can't see it without unscrewing the section from the barrel, it is too inconvenient to bother. So I prefer the converter you have, which came with the 78G, because it holds more ink than the other option. And it seems to work well. I haven't tried one of the others, since the lower ink capacity is a deal killer for me, but I'd hesitate as well since the converter in the 78G is perhaps the only converter I've ever found from any manufacturer that works well enough to suit me.

 

So, if you're happy with your converter as it is, then there's no reason for you to consider changing.

[Chthulhu]

Hi folks and can you educate me as to this converter ?

 

I have a Pilot 78G, it's my 1st fountain pen and it has a sack inside a squeeze thingie.

 

I have had it about a week, I love it as it is and was wondering what this converter does and why you wanted to change.

 

thanks,

 

Hex, Pilot has three different converters available, of which two will fit the 78G: the CON-20 squeeze filler, which is approximately what come in the pen, and the CON-50 piston converter. You already know how the squeeze filler works; the piston type has a stem at the back end which is twisted to move a small piston up and down inside a plastic tube and draw ink into the tube. It doesn't hold as much ink as the squeeze type does.

 

There is a third converter, the CON-70, which I understand is physically too large to fit inside the 78G, and operates with a pumping action from pressing and releasing a button at the end. It seems to have a larger capacity than either of the other converters.

 

There is also the eyedropper option, wherein you remove the converter, apply a bit of silicone grease to seal the threads that go into the barrel, fill the barrel with ink, and screw the pen back together. This gives you a subsantially larger amount of ink to use between refills. It will work on pretty much any screwed-together, non-metal-barreled fountain pen whose barrel is liquid-tight.

[Black Rose]

I've been tempted to get some CON-50s for our 78Gs, but I read a lot of folks don't like them and prefer the CON-20 over the CON-50.

 

I have three 78Gs with the CON-20 converter and they work surprisingly well for what it's worth.

Oh I know...we have seven 78Gs (they seem to have some rabbit DNA ), all came with CON-20 converters and they do work well.

 

Currently trying one of them out with a cartridge as a way to see how much ink it there is.

Will be great for refilling with a syringe.

[adallak]

I have several 78Gs. Have con-20, con-50 and cartridges. I like cartridges refilled with a syringe more . The disadvantage of con-20 is not being transparent. Ink in con-50 sticks to the walls and does not flow freely, you have to shake it fro time to time. Ink flows freely in cartridge and you can see what is going on inside.

Edited July 25, 2011 by adallak