@funbreaker Agree with @paradoxmo. I have a <M> without a reservoir, and it behaves in pretty much the same way as you describe. Need to get a reservoir for it.
I have a 2.0mm, which comes with a reservoir, and it runz gud -- I can get a whole "n" arcade on the wide side of a sheet of A3 paper (see top row). The second row was three dips, and I overdipped on the last one.