Pilot Metropolitan Converter Ink Capacity

[Dgreene120]

I've been using a few fountain pens for the past two years or so, but recently got bitten by the bug and bought several more pens. One of my new pens is a Pilot Metropolitan with an aerometric/squeeze converter. After a few days of use, I've noticed that I need to refill the pen at the end of each day, even though I have not been using it for very heavy writing. I'm wondering if the converter that comes with this pen holds a pretty small amount of ink or if I'm just not filling it all the way up. Anyone have any experience with the ink capacity of this pen? Thanks!

[Fouez]

Brian Goulet did a short video on the subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzxkQlAsvWY

[KBeezie]

If you don't mind using a syringe (which Goulet sells a pair, unless you want to go find some blunt-tip 5ml or so syringe), you could just re-fill a Pilot cartridge which is roughly 0.9ml and you can least see how much you're putting in (course you can also syringe fill a con-20 type).

I usually don't have a problem with the squeeze filler the metro comes with, especially as it's one of the few squeeze-types I like as it seems to get up quite a bit in just one squeeze.

It's also possible you're not submerging the nib enough to get a good enough fill when you squeeze and let go, and sucking up some air as a result instead of all ink. But the squeeze converter should still hold more than a standard international cartridge.

[Dgreene120]

Thanks for the video and the tips!