Parker Slide Converter for Vector, Frontier, 45, IM, Beta, Jotter Fountain Pens, 3-Count

These are Parker products and probably your only option for a converter with the Quik only type of refill pens .The converter filled up all the way after 3 draws and clears.Writes very well and allows you to use different colors and better quality inks.Works better than I expected and I would definitely recommend these to Parker pen users.

The Parker Slide Converter for Vector seems to be of good quality. It is a very good replacement for the converter that I was using for more than 10 years - in the past year or more, it had become increasingly difficult to move the slide pump (it seemed to be sticking to the sides), and the suction cup inside finally broke off from the plunger early this month. Luckily I was in the process of ordering a few things via Amazon. So I found a pack of three slide converters at a reasonable price. And, voila! My smooth writing and trusty Parker Vector is once again back in action.

For some reason, I got confused and didn't read that this was a slide converter. It makes it a little fiddly to fill with a consistent speed. What that means for me is that I can draw to fast and pull bubbles into the converter. I also like to purge the air by filling the converter, turning the pen up and expel the air, then continue filling. With the slide converter, turning it up and pushing to expel the air is hard to control and I too often get a squirtgun of ink. So, I don't do that, but that means I can't quite fill the converter. Still, they work fine and fit the Jotter pens beautifully.

These are converters that work well in many Parker pens. The price is very good on these. I prefer the standard converters that twist but they are more expensive. These will work fine.

These converters are a lot smaller than the standard issue Parker ink converters are, so they hold much less ink. Not only that, they also leak! I inked a pen, set it in my pen cup with the cap up like I do all my pens, came back to use it later, and most of the ink had leaked out into the body of the pen. Thinking I just didn't push it in firmly enough I inked it again and left it sit. When I came back it had happened again, but this doesn't happen with the longer, more expensive Parker converters I have, only these little ones. So... that's a disappointment...

I was worried for it's mechanism at the beginning but it actually works great and easy to handle.

Parker and it's brand specific accessories strikes again. But having these will last for a long time!

The item is listed as a Parker converter. These are actually non-brand converters that FIT Parker pens. The item listing is deceptive to me. The vendor is either a company/seller that does not have a command of the English language, or intentionally listed the converters as being a brand-name item intentionally to deceive. The converters do not have good draw of ink from an ink bottle, and they have annoyingly rattling metal beads in them. Who wants their fine fountain pen to rattle whenever it is moved? I have since purchased some genuine Parker twist converters and have cartridges for convenience. I am giving the cartridges two stars because, yes, they fit a Parker pen and they would work in a pinch. I've learned my lesson. If I have saved one person from buying these, it was worth my time writing this review.