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This review is of a pen that I have had on my radar for a while now, but never took the time to order it, I have had it for a few months now, so my opinions are genuine.
The Hero 616 is a nice light pen, for those that like lights pens, this would be a pen for you, but those that do not like light pens, will have to steer clear from this pen, otherwise it may be of interest to you.
The pen is a light one, coming in at only 13g capped, and 8g uncapped, the cap also weights 5g, so most of the weight is in the body of the pen, but do take note, that this pen has ink in it, not like that would make much of a difference, right?
The nib was scratchy when I wrote with it for the first time, I checked the tines under a loupe and it needed to be fixed, so I did so and was only left with some mild feedback, but this was not the end of it. The pen was fine for a while, then I got it out recently and wrote with it, it was scratchy as all get-out, so off to the shop I went to get some really fine sand paper and used it on the nib, after some work, it is smoother than before.
The filling system is a captive converter, but the converter is the press style, not the most effective when it comes to drawing up ink, unless you remove the nib and feed, then fill it via a syringe or an eyedropper.
The pen is okay, for the value it is a perfect every day writer, but do note, that the nib may not be perfect on all of the pens.
This review is of a pen that I have had on my radar for a while now, but never took the time to order it, I have had it for a few months now, so my opinions are genuine.
The Hero 616 is a nice light pen, for those that like lights pens, this would be a pen for you, but those that do not like light pens, will have to steer clear from this pen, otherwise it may be of interest to you.
Overview
The pen is a light one, coming in at only 13g capped, and 8g uncapped, the cap also weights 5g, so most of the weight is in the body of the pen, but do take note, that this pen has ink in it, not like that would make much of a difference, right?
The pen is well balanced in the hand, and the length is not bad either, at 13.7cm/5.8inches capped, and 12.7cm/5inches uncapped, it would make for a nicely unposted pen, but if you like to post your pens, it is 13.6cm/5.6inches, it's not bad and I would not mind posting it every now and then.
The pen is a Parker 51 knock-off/clone, and is black in colour, and the cap being chrome in colour. The nib is a steel hooded nib, and is of medium width.
Writing Performance
The nib was scratchy when I wrote with it for the first time, I checked the tines under a loupe and it needed to be fixed, so I did so and was only left with some mild feedback, but this was not the end of it. The pen was fine for a while, then I got it out recently and wrote with it, it was scratchy as all get-out, so off to the shop I went to get some really fine sand paper and used it on the nib, after some work, it is smoother than before.
The nib and feed do well to keep up, but the nib is wet, when I first got it, it was one of the most wet pens I had, but that made it a bit more smoother when it was having issues with the smoothness.
I rather the other types of pens, like the non hooded nibs, as they are a lot smoother than most of these Chinese hooded nibs.
Filling System
The filling system is a captive converter, but the converter is the press style, not the most effective when it comes to drawing up ink, unless you remove the nib and feed, then fill it via a syringe or an eyedropper.
Personally, I prefer the piston type converters than these ones, as these ones do not fill as much as I would like to.
The other down side of this pen, is that when you clean it, you have to take so much time to do it, and it is not as easy, with the nib and feed being hooded and all, may as well buy another pen that does not have this type of converter.
Ease Of Cleaning?
The other down side of this pen, is that when you clean it, you have to take so much time to do it, and it is not as easy, with the nib and feed being hooded and all, may as well buy another pen that does not have this type of converter.
Over All Thoughts?
The pen is okay, for the value it is a perfect every day writer, but do note, that the nib may not be perfect on all of the pens.
The converter may be an issue with those that write a lot, as you may need to fill it more and more, depending on the situation, and the silicon sac in the converter can break over time, mine came to me with a pin-hole in the tip of the sac, but it still fills like normal.
Writing sample
The pen itself, with the cap on.
The pen, uncapped.
The pen posted.
The pen, uncapped, showing the filling system
