So, I am loving my 78G, but it's leaking on me. I have tested it just laying on it's side and not moving it; and after a few hours, there will be a black ink ring around the base of the nib. I did find the nib a bit loose when I started to use it, so I seated it better and it's good and tight now, however, it is still leaking. In the picture below, you can see a bit of the blank ink ring around the outside of the green plastic. It happens every time I lay the pen down.
I am wondering if it is leaking from whatever that notch is in the base of the plastic piece (what is that part called that the feed & nib seat into?). I know the notch in the feed is supposed to be there, but I'm talking about what looks like a notch with something in it that is part of the green plastic. Here's a different angle, but not sure that will help much. That notch is on both sides (by the feed in the pic above, by the nib in the pic below).
Maybe that's not it, but not sure what else it would be. The ink's not on the nib or anything, just on the base of the green plastic part. Would putting some silicone grease around the nib and feed and then re-seat them help or would that just cause issues with the flow of the nib?
This pen was from a pass-around box, so it may have been banged around a bit. To help me troubleshoot, I ordered a new Black Pilot 78g from ISP.
I love the way it writes, so I hope I can get it going without leaking. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. If anyone wants more pictures, I'll see what I can get. I pretty much just have a phone, so the quality won't be great.
I am wondering if it is leaking from whatever that notch is in the base of the plastic piece (what is that part called that the feed & nib seat into?). I know the notch in the feed is supposed to be there, but I'm talking about what looks like a notch with something in it that is part of the green plastic. Here's a different angle, but not sure that will help much. That notch is on both sides (by the feed in the pic above, by the nib in the pic below).
Maybe that's not it, but not sure what else it would be. The ink's not on the nib or anything, just on the base of the green plastic part. Would putting some silicone grease around the nib and feed and then re-seat them help or would that just cause issues with the flow of the nib?
This pen was from a pass-around box, so it may have been banged around a bit. To help me troubleshoot, I ordered a new Black Pilot 78g from ISP.
I love the way it writes, so I hope I can get it going without leaking. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. If anyone wants more pictures, I'll see what I can get. I pretty much just have a phone, so the quality won't be great.