Metrohm 930 Compact IC Flex Manual - Short Instructions
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- Page 1 930 Compact IC Flex 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB Manual – Short Instructions 8.930.8121EN / 2022-11-15...
- Page 3 Metrohm AG CH-9100 Herisau Switzerland +41 71 353 85 85 info@metrohm.com www.metrohm.com 930 Compact IC Flex 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB 2.930.2180 Manual – Short Instructions 8.930.8121EN / 2022-11-15...
- Page 4 Disclaimer Deficiencies arising from circumstances that are not the responsibility of Metrohm, such as improper storage or improper use, etc., are expressly excluded from the warranty. Unauthorized modifications to the product (e.g. conversions or attachments) exclude any liability on the part of the manufacturer for resulting damage and its consequences.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Connecting the leak sensor ............ 18 Column oven ............... 19 Connecting the eluent bottle ..........19 Connecting the eluent degasser ........21 Installing the high-pressure pump ........22 Installing an inline filter ............. 22 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭... - Page 6 5.15 Connecting the instrument to the power grid ....25 5.16 Initial start-up ..............26 5.17 Connecting and rinsing the guard column ....... 28 5.18 Connecting and rinsing the separation column ....29 5.19 Conditioning ................ 31 6 Operation Index ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180)
- Page 7 Table of figures Figure 1 Front ....................10 Figure 2 Rear ....................12 Figure 3 Removing the transport locking screws ..........16 Figure 4 Installing the tubing weighting and aspiration filter ......21 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
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Page 9: About This Quick Start Guide
In addition to an introduction, safety instructions and an overview of the instrument, you will also find information about instal- ling and operating the 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB as well as information regarding the warranty. The comprehensive manual can be downloaded as a PDF file from the Internet. -
Page 10: Introduction
2.1 Instrument description ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 2 Introduction Instrument description The 930 Compact IC Flex is a robust ion chromatograph. It is distinguished Its intelligence: All of the functions are monitored, optimized and docu- ￭ mented in an FDA-compatible manner. Intelligent components, such as iColumns, save important data onto a chip. - Page 11 Detector Metrohm offers a series of different detectors for various analysis tasks. A suitable detector type must be ordered as a separate device. Sample degasser The sample degasser removes gas bubbles and dissolved gases from the sample.
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Page 12: Accessories And Additional Information
2.2 Accessories and additional information ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ Accessories and additional information Additional information is available on the Metrohm website (https:// www.metrohm.com): Product family ￭ Product versions ￭ Accessories ￭ Documents about the product ￭ Downloading the accessories list NOTICE The accessories list is a part of the product documentation. Download the accessories list and store it as a reference. - Page 13 This symbol draws attention to a possible biological hazard. WARNING Warning of optical radiation CAUTION This symbol draws attention to possible damage to instruments or instrument parts. NOTICE This symbol highlights additional information and tips. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
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Page 14: Safety
2 mm. This instrument is suitable for processing chemicals and flammable sam- ples. Therefore, the use of the 930 Compact IC Flex requires the user to have basic knowledge and experience in handling toxic and caustic sub- stances. -
Page 15: Requirements For Operating Personnel
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. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) -
Page 16: Tubing And Capillary Connections
Damaged tubing ends lead to leakage. Appropriate tools can be used to loosen connections. Check the connections regularly for leakage. If the instrument is used mainly in unattended operation, then weekly inspections are manda- tory. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) -
Page 17: Flammable Solvents And Chemicals
The correct disposal of your old instrument will help to prevent negative effects on the environment and public health. More details about the disposal of your old instrument can be obtained from your local authorities, from waste disposal companies or from your local dealer. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭... -
Page 18: Overview Of The Instrument
Front Bottle holder Column holder Offers space for the eluent bottle and addi- For hanging the separation column (iCol- tional accessories. umn). With column recognition. Column oven Sample degasser Inline filter Injection valve ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) - Page 19 Base tray 10 High-pressure pump With leak sensor. Pumps the eluent through the IC system. 11 Eluent degasser 12 Detector chamber Offers space for an embedded detector and additional accessories. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
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Page 20: Rear
Removable. Enables access to the detector chamber. Drainage tubing connection Transport locking screws For connecting the drainage tubing, which For securing the vacuum pump when trans- guides escaped liquids away from the detec- porting the instrument. tor chamber. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) - Page 21 For connecting the instrument to the com- Plugged with a stopper. puter with the USB cable (6.2151.020). 21 Power socket Power socket for connecting the power cable and power switch for switching the instrument on and off. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
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Page 22: Installation
(6.2739.000). ￭ In order to achieve optimum analysis results, capillary connections in an IC system must be absolutely tight and free of dead volume. Dead volume ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) -
Page 23: Removing Transport Locking Screws
These are located at the rear of the instrument and labeled with Transport security screws. Remove these transport locking screws before the initial start-up. Accessories For this step you need: 4 mm hex key (6.2621.030) ￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭... -
Page 24: Figure 3 Removing The Transport Locking Screws
Store the transport locking screws in a safe place. Reinsert the transport locking screws each time you transport the instrument a significant dis- tance. CAUTION The pumps may be damaged if you transport the instrument without inserting the transport locking screws. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) -
Page 25: Connecting The Drainage Tubing And Leak Sensor
The drainage tubing is connected. ￭ The leak sensor connection cable is inserted into the leak sensor ￭ connection socket. The 930 Compact IC Flex is switched on. ￭ The leak sensor is switched to active in the software. ￭ 5.4.1... -
Page 26: Connecting The Leak Sensor
5.4 Connecting the drainage tubing and leak sensor ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ Connecting the drainage tubing 5.4.2 Connecting the leak sensor Plugging in the leak sensor connection cable The leak sensor connection cable is coiled up in the base tray. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) -
Page 27: Column Oven
The tubing adapter for aspiration filter accessory set (6.2744.210) ￭ This accessory set contains a filter holder, a clamping screw and tubing weighting. An aspiration filter (6.2821.090) ￭ The adsorber tube (6.1609.000) ￭ The SGJ clip (6.2023.020) ￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭... - Page 28 Always wear gloves when handling the aspiration filter. In order to avoid air bubbles after the installation of the aspiration fil- ter, we recommend pre-rinsing the aspiration filter with water or elu- ent. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180)
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Page 29: Connecting The Eluent Degasser
Tighten the aspiration filter to the filter holder. ￭ Figure 4 Installing the tubing weighting and aspiration filter Connecting the eluent degasser The eluent degasser is completely connected. No installation work is required. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭... -
Page 30: Installing The High-Pressure Pump
5.12 Installing the conductivity detector The 930 Compact IC Flex provides enough space for one detector and additional accessories in the detector chamber. The detector is available as a separate device and is supplied with a separate manual. NOTICE... -
Page 31: Connecting The Sample Degasser (Optional)
The rinsing time increases by at least two minutes when the sample degasser is connected. Accessories For this step, you need the following accessories: 2 × pressure screw, long (6.2744.090) ￭ PTFE capillary (6.1803.040) ￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭... -
Page 32: Connecting The Instrument To A Computer
If the instrument is connected to the computer, then it must be switched off. Accessories For this step, you need the following accessories: USB connection cable (6.2151.020) from the accessory kit: Vario/Flex ￭ Basic (6.5000.000) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) -
Page 33: Connecting The Instrument To The Power Grid
Unplug the power plug immediately if you suspect that moisture has ￭ gotten inside the instrument. Only personnel who have been issued Metrohm qualifications may ￭ perform service and repair work on electrical and electronic parts. Connecting the power cord... -
Page 34: Initial Start-Up
Also see: MagIC Net Tutorial and online help. 2 Preparing the instrument Ensure that the eluent aspiration tubing is immersed in the eluent ￭ and that there is enough eluent in the eluent bottle. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) - Page 35 Therefore, the recommended flow range in a 2 mm system is 0.1–0.4 mL/min. To reduce the rinsing time, a higher flow can be selected when flushing without column and with the purge valve open. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
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Page 36: Connecting And Rinsing The Guard Column
Guard column (suitable for separation column) ￭ Connecting the guard column 6.2744.040 6.2744.070 6.2744.070 6.2744.070 Rinsing the guard column 1 Rinsing the guard column Place a beaker under the guard column's outlet. ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) -
Page 37: Connecting And Rinsing The Separation Column
(follow the information provided by the manufacturer). NOTICE Connect the separation column only after the initial start-up of the instrument. Until that point, insert a coupling (6.2744.040) instead of the guard column and separation column. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭... - Page 38 Manual ▶ Manual control ▶ Pump – Flow: Increase gradually up to the flow rate recommended in the column leaflet. – On Rinse the separation column with eluent for approx. 10 minutes. ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180)
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Page 39: Conditioning
(arrow has to point in the direction of flow). Ensure that the eluent aspiration tubing is immersed in the eluent ￭ and that there is enough eluent in the eluent bottle. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭... - Page 40 4 Conditioning the system Continue rinsing the system with eluent until the desired stability level for the baseline has been attained . The instrument is now ready for measuring samples. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180)
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Page 41: Operation
￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 6 Operation 6 Operation The 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB is operated solely using the MagIC Net software. You can find information on operating the software in the tutorial for MagIC Net or in the online help. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180) - Page 42 See also "Injection valve" ..22 Aspirate ......20 Leak-tightness ......27 Eluent bottle Installation ......19 Equilibration ....... 27, 32 Power connection ....25, 26 Pulsation absorber Installation ......22 Filter see "Inline filter" ....22 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/Deg/MB (2.930.2180)
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