Those are not diseases- they are attributes.
mold on my ink
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The mold in the small jar is holding steady, but has popped up in another place. Around the nib of my Ratnamson. This pen stays at work and gets little used, but it contains the same HOD from the sample jar. I thought I had 5OS in it, but apparently not.
That's downright nasty. Get cleaning, Mike.
For reference to anyone who has this problem, what's the best way to eradicate it product wise?
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I have disposed of the offending ink, and washed the pen with a toothbrush and warm antibacterial soapy water, followed by a dilute ammonia water rinse. I am considering getting one of these...
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Nice! How does the jar of ink look, any growth?
Autoclave might ruin your pens. Try to get a cold sterile solution from a hospital or veterinary clinic. Or radiation sterilization is cheap.
a 70% or 90% isporopyl alcohol solution wouldn't be helpful in cleaning that pen?
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Probably the scariest pics I have ever seen here.
I don't think I would have let it sitting in isopropyl. Maybe a quick rinse and then a water rinse. Why would a few days make sense?
CALL THE HAZMAT TEAM! Mike, it's probably the good Kentucky air we have here, lol. I say let it grow too 
I wouldn't use alcohol, since it can harm ebonite/hard rubber (which I believe is what your Ratnamson is made from). I'd probably try a solution of household clear ammonia and water. Let it soak for a few minutes, scrub, and rinse thoroughly. Repeat as necessary. Make sure the inner workings are flushed also...if that gunk starts growing inside, it'll make the cleanup much more difficult. If the nib and feed are easily removed, I'd probably pull them out and give them a good cleaning, also.
I never seen occur with Noodler's, I have a had bottle of J Herbin that had mold.
Surprisingly, I've never had any mold -- considering all the stuff floating around my rooms. Anyway, out of the 40 or so bottles I've got open, some inks have been open for 70 years.
Never had a problem.
Never had a problem.
I'm not sure but I thought I got a distinct whiff of phenol off my newish Sailor ink last week.
I should rephrase my statement ... modern EU-made inks don't contain phenol anymore.
