Originally Posted by
Fermata
This comment on the Pelikan cartridge turns this on its head, quite literally. I had thought that the back to back cartridge idea inside the barrel was just a convenient way of carrying a spare cartridge in case you run out. It turns out that this doubling up of cartridges in Pelikans is more than a handy and convenient idea - as it might be with other pens but a neccessity.
The need to load two cartridges is not mentionned on the pen packaging, I think it should be as it is much more than a helpful hint, the cartridge will easily fall back into the barrel without a second cartridge being there.
I have tried this out, filled a proper Pelikan cartridge, loaded back to back and I am going to leave the pen on my desk for a few hours and see if it leaks
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