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NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer
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8.921.8001EN / 2020-04-30

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  • Page 1 NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer Manual 8.921.8001EN / 2020-04-30...
  • Page 3 Metrohm AG CH-9100 Herisau Switzerland Phone +41 71 353 85 85 Fax +41 71 353 89 01 info@metrohm.com www.metrohm.com NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer Manual 8.921.8001EN / 2020-04-30...
  • Page 4 Technical Communication Metrohm AG CH-9100 Herisau techcom@metrohm.com This documentation is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This documentation has been prepared with great care. However, errors can never be entirely ruled out. Please send comments regarding possible errors to the address above.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ Table of contents Table of contents 1 Introduction Instrument description ............1 Intended use ................. 2 About the documentation ........... 2 1.3.1 Symbols and conventions ............2 Safety instructions ..............3 1.4.1 General notes on safety ............3 1.4.2 Electrical safety ................
  • Page 6 Table of contents ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5.1.2 Maintenance by Metrohm Service .......... 14 Maintenance ............... 14 5.2.1 Overview ................15 5.2.2 Replacing the fan filter ............15 5.2.3 Replacing the lamp ..............18 5.2.4 Replacing the fuse ..............26 5.2.5 Cleaning the sampling window ..........28 6 Appendix Accessories for sample compartment .......
  • Page 7 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ Table of figures Table of figures Figure 1 Front - measuring instrument ............5 Figure 2 Rear - monochromator ..............5 Figure 3 Status display ..................6 Figure 4 Instrument connection ..............6 Figure 5 On/off switch .................. 11 Figure 6 Mini sample cup with disposable back ..........

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Quick and non-destructive incoming goods inspection of raw materials ￭ Production process monitoring ￭ Final inspection of finished products ￭ The NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer can be used to measure the follow- ing sample types: Powders ￭ Coarse solids/granulates ￭...

  • Page 10: Intended Use

    Viscous liquids/gels ￭ Clear liquids ￭ The NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer is operated with the control soft- ware via an external computer. Intended use The NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer is designed for use in production facilities. It can be used for incoming goods inspection or for production process monitoring.

  • Page 11: Safety Instructions

    1.4.2 Electrical safety The electrical safety when working with the instrument is ensured as part of the international standard IEC 61010. WARNING Only personnel qualified by Metrohm are authorized to carry out service work on electronic components. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 12: Flammable Solvents And Chemicals

    1.4 Safety instructions ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ WARNING Never open the housing of the instrument. The instrument could be damaged by this. There is also a risk of serious injury if live components are touched. There are no parts inside the housing which can be serviced or replaced by the user.

  • Page 13: Overview Of The Instrument

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 2 Overview of the instrument 2 Overview of the instrument Figure 1 Front - measuring instrument Status display Monochromator Measuring module Monochromator 2.1.1 Connectors/rear Figure 2 Rear - monochromator On/off switch Fuse holder ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 14: Status Display

    2.1 Monochromator ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ Power socket Covering Network connection socket 2.1.2 Status display Figure 3 Status display Instrument on Measurement ongoing Connected to network Lamp on Monochromator connected to measur- ing module 2.1.3 Instrument connection The two modules are connected via mechanical, optical and electrical interfaces, combining monochromator and measuring module to one measuring instrument.

  • Page 15: Installation

    3.1.3 Scope of application The NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer is designed for offline use in the lab- oratory or for monitoring production processes. Setting up the instrument Like most high-precision instruments, the NIRS XDS RapidContent Ana- lyzer is sensitive to ambient conditions, which may negatively influence its performance and shorten its service life.

  • Page 16: Ambient Conditions

    3.2 Setting up the instrument ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ NOTICE Dimensions and weights The dimensions and weights are listed in the technical specifications (see chapter 7.7, page 38). 3.2.2 Ambient conditions The ambient conditions are decisive for a proper functioning and to ensure accurate measured values. These conditions are listed in the techni- cal specifications (see chapter 7.3, page 36).

  • Page 17: Connecting Monochromator To Measuring Module

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 3 Installation Connecting monochromator to measuring module CAUTION Mechanical damage Rough and careless handling may damage the connection elements. Set the instrument up on a level workplace. ￭ Align the instrument parts correctly before pushing them together. ￭ Do not use excessive force. ￭...

  • Page 18: Connecting The Power Supply Cable

    Push the locking lever down to connect the two instrument parts. ￭ Connecting the power supply cable The NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer instrument contains a permanently installed power supply unit and can be directly connected to the power supply with a power supply cable.

  • Page 19: Connecting The Network Cable

    3 Installation Connecting the network cable In order to control the NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer, it is connected to a computer either directly or via a local network (LAN). Use the supplied crossover network cable for connecting the instrument directly to a com- puter's network card.

  • Page 20: Initial Start-Up

    You can find detailed information on the procedure in the tutorial for the control software. Setting up accessories Metrohm offers a wide range of accessories for the NIRS XDS RapidCon- tent Analyzer instrument. A detailed description of how to use the accessories can be found in the appendix (see chapter 6, page 30).

  • Page 21: Operation

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 4 Operation 4 Operation Apart from the main switch for switching on and off, the NIRS XDS Rapid- Content Analyzer instrument does not have any other controls. The complete instrument configuration, calibration and measurement is set up and operated via the control software. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 22: Operation And Maintenance

    5.1.2 Maintenance by Metrohm Service Maintenance of the NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer instrument is best carried out as part of annual service, which is performed by specialist per- sonnel from Metrohm. A shorter maintenance interval may be necessary if you frequently work with caustic and corrosive chemicals.

  • Page 23: Overview

    Instrument environment Check regularly that no other instruments producing vibrations or other immissions that could be transmitted to the NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer are in proximity. Such immissions can cause spectral interferen- ces which compromise the calibration and the measuring accuracy.
  • Page 24 5.2 Maintenance ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 2 Removing the filter cover Grab the filter cover with both hands and gently take it off start- ￭ ing on top. 3 Cleaning/replacing the filter Remove the filter from the cover and examine it. ￭ If the filter shows no damage, then it can be cleaned and used ￭...
  • Page 25 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5 Operation and maintenance Place the cleaned or new filter symmetrically into the filter cover. ￭ Make sure the filter material is correctly positioned and is not wrinkled or folded. The edges should form a good seal. 4 Mounting the filter cover Mount the filter cover to the frame starting on the top and push it ￭...

  • Page 26: Replacing The Lamp

    5.2 Maintenance ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5 Connecting the instrument Plug in the network cable. ￭ Plug in the power supply cable. ￭ Switch on the instrument. ￭ 5.2.3 Replacing the lamp Replacing the lamp The lamp must be replaced if it is defective or when its performance is insufficient.
  • Page 27 Remove the lamp with appropriate care. ￭ NOTICE Spare part A new spare lamp is available from your Metrohm distributor under the article number 6.7430.000. It is advisable to keep spare lamps in stock. ￭ Only original lamps must be used in the instrument.
  • Page 28 5.2 Maintenance ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 2 Removing the lamp covering Loosen the six knurled screws until they are free. ￭ If the screws are too tight, loosen them with a screwdriver. ￭ Carefully remove the back panel and put it aside. ￭ NOTICE The built-in lamp is the only part subject to maintenance work.
  • Page 29 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5 Operation and maintenance 3 Loosening the lamp cables The cable clips for connecting the lamp are in the upper right corner of the lamp box. The lamp itself is secured with a quick-opening clamping fixture. On the lamp is a black arrow, which has to be aligned with the milled groove at the top of the mounting area.
  • Page 30 5.2 Maintenance ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5 Replacing the lamp CAUTION Damage to the lamp Fingerprints and greasy deposits may damage the lamp. Do not touch the glass part of the lamp or the inner side of the reflector. Remove the lamp from the lamp holder and replace it with a new ￭...
  • Page 31 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5 Operation and maintenance 6 Inserting the lamp holder Place the lamp into the opening and align the black arrow with ￭ the milled groove (on top). Position the lamp holder over the lamp and the locking bolts. ￭ Carefully push the lamp holder down, rotate anti-clockwise (to ￭...
  • Page 32 5.2 Maintenance ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 7 Connecting the lamp cables Place the two spade terminals into their according screw terminal ￭ and tighten with a screwdriver. NOTICE Polarity The polarity is irrelevant. 8 Attaching the lamp covering Position the covering with the screws over the thread bore holes. ￭...
  • Page 33 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5 Operation and maintenance 9 Connecting the instrument Plug in the network cable. ￭ Plug in the power supply cable. ￭ Switch on the instrument. ￭ 10 Connecting the instrument to the control software Start the control software and connect to the instrument. ￭...

  • Page 34: Replacing The Fuse

    5.2 Maintenance ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ NOTICE Stabilizing time The instrument features a monitoring function for stabilizing which can be deactivated in the control software. If the monitoring is deactivated, the instrument takes about 20 to 30 minutes for cor- rect stabilizing. 11 Calibrate the instrument The instrument has to be recalibrated every time a lamp is replaced.
  • Page 35 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5 Operation and maintenance 3 Replacing the fuse Remove the old fuses from the fuse holder and replace with new ￭ fuses (see chapter 7.2, page 36). Insert the fuse holder with the new fuses into the opening until it ￭...

  • Page 36: Cleaning The Sampling Window

    5.2 Maintenance ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5.2.5 Cleaning the sampling window Cleaning the sampling window The sampling window should be checked and cleaned at regular intervals. Dirt, dust and sample residue on the sampling window can impair the analytical results. Cleaning can be performed any time, even when the instrument is in use and, if necessary, between samples.
  • Page 37 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5 Operation and maintenance 2 Wiping away dry residue After the cleaned surface has dried, the remaining dust or lint can ￭ be carefully wiped away with a brush (from the accessory kit). Repeat this process until the sampling window is free from con- ￭...

  • Page 38: Appendix

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 6 Appendix CAUTION Sample preparation Spilled sample material can enter the instrument and cause damages. Prepare samples outside of the instrument. ￭ Use appropriate sample cups. ￭ After filling, the sample cup must be clean on the outside. ￭ NOTICE Cleanliness of sample cups Only clean and flawless sample cups ensure correct measurements.

  • Page 39: Accessories For Sample Compartment

    NOTICE Restriction The NIRS XDS RapidContent Solids Analyzer instrument does not have a tray slide drive. Setting up the sample cell The sample cell is set up in the instrument as follows:...

  • Page 40: Iris

    6.1 Accessories for sample compartment ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 3 Defining measuring positions Enter the required settings for the type and number of measure- ￭ ments into the control software. Carry out the measurements. ￭ 6.1.2 Iris The iris is a universal device for positioning sample cups in an instrument. Setting up the iris The iris is set up in the instrument as follows: 1 Defining measuring settings...
  • Page 41 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 6 Appendix 3 Positioning the sample cup Place the sample cup into the iris opening. ￭ Close the iris using the handle until the sample cup is centered. ￭ Open the iris again for the measurement. ￭ The following sample cups can be used by way of example: ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 42: Figure 6 Mini Sample Cup With Disposable Back

    6.1 Accessories for sample compartment ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ Figure 6 Mini sample cup with disposable back Figure 7 Vials Figure 8 Transflection vessel with gold or stainless steel diffuse reflector ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 43: Calibration Standards

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 6 Appendix Calibration standards NOTICE Choosing the calibration standard The necessary calibration standards for the calibration of the measuring instrument are listed in the tutorial for the control software under the respective measuring modules. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 44: Technical Specifications

    7.1 LAN interface ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 7 Technical specifications LAN interface RJ-45 Ethernet connection socket for the data transfer to the PC with the control software via direct connection or via the network. Power connection Nominal voltage 100–120 V and 220–240 V (±10%, autosensing) range Frequency 50 and 60 Hz (autosensing)

  • Page 45: Reference Conditions

    > 30 minutes in operation Validity of the After adjustment data Dimensions Monochromator Measurements Width 380 mm Height 348 mm Depth 335 mm Weight 21.0 kg NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer module Measurements Width 380 mm Height 351 mm Depth 275 mm ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 46: Housing

    7.7 Housing ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ Weight 15.5 kg Housing Monochromator Material Steel sheet IP degree of pro- IP 52 tection NIRS XDS RapidContent Analyzer module Housing: steel sheet Material Cover: aluminum IP degree of pro- IP 52 tection ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 47: Accessories

    Internet. You can download this information using the article number as follows: Downloading the accessories list 1 Enter https://www.metrohm.com/ into your Internet browser. 2 Enter the article number (e.g. Variable Produktnummer) into the search field.

  • Page 48: Glossary

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ Glossary Absorbance Units; unit of the (actually dimensionless) absorbance. Data interval Distance of nearby data points on the wavelength axis; depends on the angle between nearby grid positions. Not to be confused with the optical bandwidth; the spectral data interval does not show the optical resolution of the spectrometer.
  • Page 49 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ Glossary Wavelength precision Variance of the measured wavelength at repeated measurements with a single instrument or a group of instruments. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 50: Index

    Index ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ Index Sample compartment ....31 Accessories Metrohm Service ...... 14 Sample cup Set up ........ 12 Sample cell ......31 Service ........3 Power supply ......10 Start-up ........12 Instrument Power supply unit ....10 Supply voltage ......4 Switch on ......

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