If you need more information about how to use Visconti’s Double Reservoir vacuum filling system, you aren’t alone. Many find themselves confused at some point or another regarding how to get the most out of their fountain pens. Understanding how your fountain pens work is a great way to improve your comfort levels, up your skills, increase your knowledge of what works for you. Whether you already own a Visconti fountain pen with a Double Reservoir Vacuum Filling System, or you’re thinking about adding one to your collection, here are the basics!
The Design: Visconti’s Patented Fountain Pen Filling System
Visconti fountain pens featuring the brand’s patented Double Reservoir vacuum filling system have a body divided into two ink reservoirs. The larger ink reservoir is in the pen’s barrel there’s a smaller ink reservoir behind the fountain pen’s nib.
How to Use Your Double Reservoir Vacuum Filling System:
When writing with the pen, ink is pulled directly from the small ink reservoir.
When the small ink reservoir runs out of ink, you transfer ink from the larger back-up reservoir so you can continue writing.
Essentially, the larger reservoir acts as a portable ‘bottle of ink’ inside your fountain pen. The two reservoirs are separated by a cut-off valve. When the cut-off valve is open, ink can move freely from one reservoir to the other.
This unique functionality makes the Visconti double reservoir vacuum filling system a standout in the industry. It is loved by writing enthusiasts and pen collectors for the amount of ink they have access to, the sheer beauty of the function, and for the benefits that the system offers to frequent travelers and frequent fliers who like to keep their fountain pens with them in flight.
Not sure how the two are connected? Read on….
The Small Reservoir & Large Reservoir are Connected:
When ink in the smaller reservoir runs out, you open the valve to transfer ink from the larger reservoir to the smaller ink reservoir. Once your small ink reservoir is full of ink again, you can continue writing.
Air Travel Benefits of the Visconti Double Reservoir:
If you are a frequent flyer, you may have had trouble taking your fountain pens and fountain pen ink along for the ride. The changes in air pressure associated with air travel can lead to leaks in many fountain pens. However, the Visconti Double Reservoir Vacuum Filling System is designed for safe air travel. Before you take a flight, simply do the opposite of what you did when your small ink reservoir ran out of ink, and you refilled it from your large ink reservoir. Use the connection between the two reservoirs to drain the ink from your pen’s small ink reservoir (pulling it back into the pen’s large ink reservoir), and then tighten the valve. Once the small ink reservoir is empty, there is no ink to leak out of the nib due to air pressure changes in flight.
Shop for Visconti Fountain Pens & that Coveted Double Reservoir Vacuum Filling System:
If you’re hoping to add a Visconti to your collection, or if you’re looking specifically for a fountain pen featuring the patented Visconti Double Reservoir Vacuum Filling System, start your search at PenChalet.com.
