Parker Vector Converter?

[mattyts]

I have a parker vector fountain pen

I only recently got back into using fountain pens when i had to write a 8 page essay and i lost my trusty pilot g2 converted to accept mont blanc ballpoint refils

 

Anyway.i had to replace the ink cartridge twice during the essay and i found a converter that came in a calligraphy set i bought a while ago

 

its the chrome type one that you squeeze.dunk in ink then it sucks it up but for some reason my parker vector(the old type) will not converter and just wont fit in? it seems very hard to insert even though standard cartridges go in a breeze? and the converter fits in my waterman?

 

I want to use a converter becuase i recently bought 5 pots of parker quink in black and 5 in blue for £10 ($7) in a sale.is this a good deal?

 

so does anyone know whats wrong with my converter?

[jar]

I have a parker vector fountain pen

I only recently got back into using fountain pens when i had to write a 8 page essay and i lost my trusty pilot g2 converted to accept mont blanc ballpoint refils

 

Anyway.i had to replace the ink cartridge twice during the essay and i found a converter that came in a calligraphy set i bought a while ago

 

its the chrome type one that you squeeze.dunk in ink then it sucks it up but for some reason my parker vector(the old type) will not converter and just wont fit in? it seems very hard to insert even though standard cartridges go in a breeze? and the converter fits in my waterman?

 

I want to use a converter becuase i recently bought 5 pots of parker quink in black and 5 in blue for £10 ($7) in a sale.is this a good deal?

 

so does anyone know whats wrong with my converter?

 

Parker and Waterman use two entirely different feed nipple sizes. The Waterman converter is simply a smaller diameter at the nipple and will not fit on a Parker pen. Do not try to force it on.

[mattyts]

I have a parker vector fountain pen

I only recently got back into using fountain pens when i had to write a 8 page essay and i lost my trusty pilot g2 converted to accept mont blanc ballpoint refils

 

Anyway.i had to replace the ink cartridge twice during the essay and i found a converter that came in a calligraphy set i bought a while ago

 

its the chrome type one that you squeeze.dunk in ink then it sucks it up but for some reason my parker vector(the old type) will not converter and just wont fit in? it seems very hard to insert even though standard cartridges go in a breeze? and the converter fits in my waterman?

 

I want to use a converter becuase i recently bought 5 pots of parker quink in black and 5 in blue for £10 ($7) in a sale.is this a good deal?

 

so does anyone know whats wrong with my converter?

 

Parker and Waterman use two entirely different feed nipple sizes. The Waterman converter is simply a smaller diameter at the nipple and will not fit on a Parker pen. Do not try to force it on.

 

it also fits all my other non branded FP's

Although its a waterman i think it might be some kind of fake? it was only £2 and i have two. one blue and one red

[jar]

I have a parker vector fountain pen

I only recently got back into using fountain pens when i had to write a 8 page essay and i lost my trusty pilot g2 converted to accept mont blanc ballpoint refils

 

Anyway.i had to replace the ink cartridge twice during the essay and i found a converter that came in a calligraphy set i bought a while ago

 

its the chrome type one that you squeeze.dunk in ink then it sucks it up but for some reason my parker vector(the old type) will not converter and just wont fit in? it seems very hard to insert even though standard cartridges go in a breeze? and the converter fits in my waterman?

 

I want to use a converter becuase i recently bought 5 pots of parker quink in black and 5 in blue for £10 ($7) in a sale.is this a good deal?

 

so does anyone know whats wrong with my converter?

 

Parker and Waterman use two entirely different feed nipple sizes. The Waterman converter is simply a smaller diameter at the nipple and will not fit on a Parker pen. Do not try to force it on.

 

it also fits all my other non branded FP's

Although its a waterman i think it might be some kind of fake? it was only £2 and i have two. one blue and one red

 

No, Waterman and the standard international use the same throat/nipple size. But Parker uses a much wider throat/nipple diameter.

[inkstainedruth]

There are several different Parker converters on the market. Unfortunately, I think the cheaper slide model converters are the only ones that will fit inside the barrel of a Vector (I had bought a twist converter for my Urban and it didn't fit and broke, and the replacement one Parker sent me was one of the slide converters :mad:). And the Urbans have a wider barrel than the Vectors.

I've heard that the slide converters don't hold up as well; I've been using both of mine for several months, and so far so good....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[KrazyIvan]

Correct, only the slide converter will work. (I have it)

[mhguda]

The cartridges seem to hold more ink than the converter (in the case of the narrow Parker slide converter, I can definitely confirm that) - you might want to reuse your cartridges by filling with ink from your bottles, using a syringe. That has worked for me with the long Parker cartridges.

 

That's a good deal you got on your ink!

[richardandtracy]

I have just tried one of the squeezy metal cartridge style convertors from the early 1980's in a Vector, and it doesn't fit. Just.

 

So, I'm afraid you'll be stuck with a slide convertor or cartridge. And I find the slide c/c lasts around 6 months of normal use for me before the end of the piston pops off.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

[mattyts]

Ok thanks for your help.ill use all my catridges up before reffiling them with ink.i thought i togt the ink on the cheap

 

Try and get to staples when they have a store closing sale.i got 300 inch cartdiges for around £10

2 waterman pens for £4 and 10 bottles of parkers quink for a £10

[Mercian]

Hi mattyts,

if you're still interested in converters for your Vector, I recently got a modern Parker twist converter that does fit in my Vector.

I also own one of the 'slide' converters too, which also fits the pen but has just broken (although it's easily fixable if I can find some 100% pure silicon grease to lubricate its piston ring).

 

Anyway, because there are loads of different converters out there that won't fit a modern Parker pen - including some of the older ones that were made by Parker - I created a thread on which I put up a photo of the two types of converter that I own, because I know that they do fit in modern Parker pens.

 

The link is here.

 

I hope it's of some use

 

Oh, btw, you do know that the 1-inch long ‘Short international’ cartridges won't fit in to your Vector?

Parker pens will only accept Parker cartridges (or Aurora cartridges, which are made to the same design as Parker cartridges).

 

You can still syringe-fill and re-use old Parker cartridges though. I'm not sure how many times you can re-use them, but if you're gentle taking them off the pen and refitting them they ought to last you ages.

 

And, even if you don't own any pens that your 300 short international cartridges will fit, you can always sell them on them for a profit.

 

Cheers,

M.

[dex138]

Hi mattyts,

if you're still interested in converters for your Vector, I recently got a modern Parker twist converter that does fit in my Vector.

I also own one of the 'slide' converters too, which also fits the pen but has just broken (although it's easily fixable if I can find some 100% pure silicon grease to lubricate its piston ring).

 

Anyway, because there are loads of different converters out there that won't fit a modern Parker pen - including some of the older ones that were made by Parker - I created a thread on which I put up a photo of the two types of converter that I own, because I know that they do fit in modern Parker pens.

 

The link is here.

 

I hope it's of some use

 

Oh, btw, you do know that the 1-inch long 'Short international' cartridges won't fit in to your Vector?

Parker pens will only accept Parker cartridges (or Aurora cartridges, which are made to the same design as Parker cartridges).

 

You can still syringe-fill and re-use old Parker cartridges though. I'm not sure how many times you can re-use them, but if you're gentle taking them off the pen and refitting them they ought to last you ages.

 

And, even if you don't own any pens that your 300 short international cartridges will fit, you can always sell them on them for a profit.

 

Cheers,

M.

 

 

+1

I too have a modern twist converter from Parker that fits in my 2004 Vector no problem.

[Vendome]

My Vector takes both styles of the Parker converter, the push / pull one and the twisty one.

The modern converters even fit in my 15 / Jotter fountain pen and that's from the mid 80s.

[JulesSilvan]

Oddly enough I have a metal squeeze converter from an older Parker pen and that fits in my Vector with no problems, it just makes it a little weightier - I use the slide convertor when I want it a bit lighter.

[twdpens]

Hi mattyts,

if you're still interested in converters for your Vector, I recently got a modern Parker twist converter that does fit in my Vector.

 

Indeed it does. The current style of Parker piston converter (with the black end) is slightly slimmer than previous versions so should fit all pens AFAIK.

 

HTH,

 

Martin

[ffelsar]

Would someone tell me what the Little ball inside Parker converter is for?

[View from the Loft]

I must admit that I haven't noticed any ball bearings in Parker convertors, but the function is to break the surface tension and allow the ink to flow.

[mitto]

There are several different Parker converters on the market. Unfortunately, I think the cheaper slide model converters are the only ones that will fit inside the barrel of a Vector (I had bought a twist converter for my Urban and it didn't fit and broke, and the replacement one Parker sent me was one of the slide converters ). And the Urbans have a wider barrel than the Vectors.

I've heard that the slide converters don't hold up as well; I've been using both of mine for several months, and so far so good....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

No true. The Vector takes a variety of Parker converters. See here:

 

There are other parker converters too that the Vector takes.

 

Interestingly pen 1 on the left is a plum. Or at least it looks so to me. Here it is for comments by fellow FPNers.

 

 

 

And here is the modern Parker piston converter fitted in a Vector :

 

 

Edited August 2, 2015 by mitto

[Mike 59]

Hi, With Parker pens, only Parker cartridges and converters will fit properly.

The most popular and common cartridges are 'international' types, they do fit many pens but they certainly don't fit Parker brand, not even 'close enouigh'.

Waterman fountain pens are much more likely to take the 'international' cartridges, best to ask that question on the Waterman section of this site.

The cheapest Parker converter is the 'slide' type, which do fit the Vector.

They hold about half the amount of ink as a Parker 'long' cartridge, and refilling long cartridges works well, eventually though the polythene will split at the connector, obviously cartridges are designed to be used once, but it's fair to say they can be refilled half a dozen times over with no problem, I do.

 

Many pen makers market their own refills, which don't fit other brands, the major problem is that the wrong size cartridge forced into a pen will damage it for good.

My photo is of the Parker slide converter in a Vector, which works well.

( The metal ball bearing is designed to move around in use, so breaking the surface tension at the top of the ink, this happens with many systems across many brands.)

Edited August 2, 2015 by Mike 59

[mitto]

Hi, With Parker pens, only Parker cartridges and converters will fit properly.

The most popular and common cartridges are 'international' types, they do fit many pens but they certainly don't fit Parker brand, not even 'close enouigh'.

The cheapest Parker converter is the 'slide' type, which do fit the Vector.

They hold about half the amount of ink as a Parker 'long' cartridge, and refilling long cartridges works well, eventually though the polythene will split at the the connector, obviously cartridges are designed to be used once, but it's fair to say they can be refilled half a dozen times over with no problem, I do.

Waterman fountain pens are much more likely to take the 'international' cartridges.

Many pen makers market their own refills, which don't fit other brands, the major problem is that the wrong size cartridge forced into a pen will damage it for good.

My photo is of the Parker slide converter in a Vector, which works well.

( The metal ball bearing is designed to move around in use, so breaking the surface tension at the top of the ink, this happens with many systems across many brands.)

 

Mike , havent you seen my Vectors fitted with other than the slide converters above? I have been using these converters in my Vectors for a long time now. The barrel fits perfectly with these converters fitted in Vectors. Also the nipple size on the Vectors is the same size as on other Parker pens. And these squeeze and piston converters fit perfectly in the section sleeve on the Vectors.

Edited August 2, 2015 by mitto

[Mike 59]

Hi mitto, Yes I know most of the older/better quality converters fit most of the Parker pens of today, one or two don't though, as they are just to wide to fit the slim Vector.

In July I bought two Vectors in a charity shop, one is the purple one (2006) and and another black one (2003), and I am surprised by how smooth they are, writing a wide medium line, really good to use.