Pelikan M800

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I have an embarrassingly stupid question. I recently bought a Pelikan M1000, which is a piston filled pen. When I unscrew the end to fill the pen, it unscrews about 4 turns and that is all. Obviously, this is a large pen and I expected to be able to fill it with a lot of ink. However, the four turns do not take in all that much ink. I have pens with pistons, like the Visconti where the top unscrews and then a large plunger pulls out, indicating that the whole cylinder will fill with ink. I also have an Omas which only screws out about 4 turns.

 

Am I doing something wrong? Does the Pelikan have a plunger? I am afraid to push, pull or turn too aggressively. I don't want to damage the pen.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Skye

Yes Skye, there is a sort of plunger, but it stays inside. It is a rod with a thread on it. Turning the knob on the end of the pen propels this rod down, or pulls it up again. It is like a nut and bolt. Turning the nut moves the bolt. Depending on the thread they use you may need more or less turns to push the plunger all the way down.

 

 

D.ick