Jinhao 159 Converter Problem

[rahathere]

Hey all,

So I ordered a Jinhao 159; it writes pretty good for the price but the converter does not work. When i fill the ink in the converter it just starts to drop out almost immediately. I tried putting blu-tack on the top of the screw as I though it was a air pressure thing. Turns out it is not, any help would be appreciated.

[mariom]

I've had this issue with several Chinese pens and it was the reason I stopped buying them, although I didn't see it with any of the 3 159s I bought. I tried all sorts of things including various attempts to seal the converter/pen interface, but all failed. My experience was that around half the pens I purchased shed all their ink when stored nib down - in some it was an overnight phenomenon, others you could fill and watch the ink drip out immediately.

 

In the end, I found the best solution was to just throw them out and stop buying Chinese pens.

 

Mario

[Sasha Royale]

I think there is an air leak. Remove the converter and clean the pen thoroughly

removing any debris that might inhibit a seal. Replace the converter. Fortunately,

the Jinhao converters are inexpensive.

 

From my experience with PRC products, my expectations are very low. In success,

I realize excellent bargains. When unsuccessful, I am quick to throw the item in the

trash. I consider it part of the cost of doing business with this source.

 

My Jinhao 159 ($5) functions as well as my TWSBI ($55) . What did I get the additional

$50 ? Reliable consistency.

[rahathere]

I think there is an air leak. Remove the converter and clean the pen thoroughly

removing any debris that might inhibit a seal. Replace the converter. Fortunately,

the Jinhao converters are inexpensive.

 

From my experience with PRC products, my expectations are very low. In success,

I realize excellent bargains. When unsuccessful, I am quick to throw the item in the

trash. I consider it part of the cost of doing business with this source.

 

My Jinhao 159 ($5) functions as well as my TWSBI ($55) . What did I get the additional

$50 ? Reliable consistency.

 

Yeah after some thinking overnight, I'll go for a Twsbi 580AL or 700 VAC.

I was thinking of getting a 5 dollar converter for a 3 dollar pen and a 15 dollar goulet nib; then I thought this is utterly wasteful.

 

Thanks for the reply Mariom and Sasha Royale.

 

[Buster99]

Hello rahathere,

I have had a couple of the Chinese converters where I found a tiny crack at the very tip of the converter, almost unnoticeable but just enough to make the pen leak.

 

My solution was to buy a set of twenty so I have plenty spares.

 

HTH,

Best Regards,

Marc

[writetome]

Hello rahathere,

I have had a couple of the Chinese converters where I found a tiny crack at the very tip of the converter, almost unnoticeable but just enough to make the pen leak.

 

My solution was to buy a set of twenty so I have plenty spares.

 

HTH,

Best Regards,

Marc

Same thing happened with one of my two converters that came with the Jinhaos.

I only keep about 3 pens inked, so I have enough converters to go around and use the good ones in the Jinhaos. They work beautifully.

I always do a wash before anything.

And, double check the pen thoroughly for misaligned nib tines, that the feed is in the correct position (lol couldn't figure out why my Jinhao was skipping tonight - the feed and nib had loosened a little and all it took was pushing them back into the section.

I thought about buying a finer nib for them - and may still as they're great writers - but tinker with them until they are! (i played with one nib as a flex, it worked!! For about two days lol! But I just tuned it per GP videos and it's even better now!).

My advice, don't give up....try an emery board, nib tuning (I don't have a loupe but very good vision up close), and make sure you deep clean it every so often! They're fun to play with because it's not a major loss of investment.

[gordonhooker]

I must have been lucky I have not had a problem with mine.

[BookCat]

Why not use a cartridge instead? Just refill it (using a blunt syringe) with your favourite ink.

[patta]

I found the converter in my Jinhaos (X750, 159) to be the weakest part and exchanged it with a Pelikan converter. This one is more stable and reliable resulting in no problems. It may sound silly to put a $ 5 converter in a $ 3 pen but it works nicely.

[Sasha Royale]

Before giving up on your Jinhao 159, try a new converter. This is very cheap.

 

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/292517-jinhao-159-converter-problem/www.ebay.com/itm/JINHAO-5pcs-White-Fountain-Pen-Converter-Ink-Cartridges-Free-shipping-AM20/221807994835?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140602152332%26meid%3D31921826bbb348d787cf8d7493c01e37%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D361319814386

 

 

I was successful Ebay bidder, last week. My winning bid was $0.40 (USD).

[ac12]

Chinese brand isn't alone.

I have 3 Sheaffer converters with cracked front seals.

[Kublai Khan]

For those still on the lookout for a replacement converter, Waterman converters fit the Jinhao 159 perfectly. I use one now and the pen writes perfectly now.

[Thymen]

For those still on the lookout for a replacement converter, Waterman converters fit the Jinhao 159 perfectly. I use one now and the pen writes perfectly now.

 

Why not use a cartridge instead? Just refill it (using a blunt syringe) with your favourite ink.

 

The Jinhao 159 pens I bought recently cracked the Pelikan converters immediately. I wanted to use these as they hold about 50% more ink then the standard Jinhao ones (0.75 vs. 0.5 ml). But after cracking they leak and do not draw ink anymore.

 

I still had some Waterman standard (long) cartridges (not converter, just cartridge), and a 2.5 ml syringe with a somewhat large needle (used for dispensing sealing material etc). I tried the cartridge on the Jinhao, it fitted with a reassuring pop. These cartridges indeed do fit very nicely. Where the converter push-in is less then 1 mm, the cartridge pushes in two mm or more. So the feed inlet pin lies deeper into the cartridge.

 

I cleaned out one Waterman cartridge, filled it up with 2 ml of my preferred ink, and placed it in the Jinhao. Now it holds 4 times as much ink compared to the supplied converter, and no more leakage. The cartridges are made of more flexible plastic, that fit the slightly oversized pin of a Jinhao 159 better.

 

Additional advantage: with the syringe I can use every drop of ink from the bottle, as you don't have to submerge the entire nib/feed into the ink.