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930 Compact IC Flex
930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg
Manual – Short Instructions
8.930.8106EN / 2017-07-31

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  • Page 1 930 Compact IC Flex 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg Manual – Short Instructions 8.930.8106EN / 2017-07-31...
  • 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 930 Compact IC Flex 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg 2.930.1360 Manual – Short Instructions 8.930.8106EN / 2017-07-31...
  • 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

    Installing the pulsation absorber ........20 4.10 Injection valve ..............20 4.11 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) ....... 20 4.11.1 Inserting the rotors ..............21 4.11.2 Connecting the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) ..... 22 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)
  • Page 6 4.17 Connecting the instrument to the power grid ....30 4.18 Initial start-up ..............30 4.19 Connecting and rinsing the guard column ....... 33 4.20 Connecting the separation column ........34 4.21 Conditioning ................ 36 5 Operation 6 Accessories Index ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)
  • Page 7 Rear ....................10 Figure 3 Removing the transport locking screws ..........14 Figure 4 Installing tubing weighting and aspiration filter ........ 19 Figure 5 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) – Connection capillaries ..23 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 9: About These Short Instructions

    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 ChS/PP/Deg as well as infor- mation regarding the warranty. You can download the comprehensive manual as a PDF file from the Internet.

  • Page 10: Introduction

    The software controls and monitors the instrument, evaluates the measured data and manages it in a data- base. The 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg consists of the following modules: Housing The sturdy housing contains the instrument's electronic components, including their interfaces and one connector for a separation column.
  • Page 11 The peristaltic pump is used for pumping sample and auxiliary solutions. It can rotate in both directions. 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.

  • Page 12: Intended Use

    (start-up, operating hours, injections etc) are stored. Intended use The 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg is used for the determination of anions or polar substances with chemical suppression using ion chroma- tography.

  • Page 13: 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 14: Flammable Solvents And Chemicals

    Method Dialog text, parameter in the software File ▶ New Menu or menu item [Next] Button or key WARNING This symbol draws attention to a possible life-threat- ening hazard or risk of injury. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)
  • Page 15 WARNING This symbol draws attention to a possible biological hazard. CAUTION This symbol draws attention to possible damage to instruments or instrument parts. NOTE This symbol highlights additional information and tips. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 16: Overview Of The Instrument

    Offers space for the eluent bottle and addi- For hanging the separation column (iCol- tional accessories. umn). With column recognition. Column chamber Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) Sample degasser Inline filter Injection valve Pulsation absorber ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)
  • Page 17 With rotary knob in the center and pressure sensor. 11 High-pressure pump 12 Eluent degasser Pumps the eluent through the IC system. 13 Peristaltic pump 14 Detector chamber Offers space for an embedded detector and additional accessories. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 18: 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)
  • Page 19 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 20: 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 21: 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 22: 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 23: Connecting The Drainage Tubing And Leak Sensor

    Accessories For this step you need the following parts from the accessory kit: Vario/ Flex Basic (6.5000.000): 2 × silicone tubing (6.1816.020) ￭ Y connector (6.1807.010) ￭ You also need scissors. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 24: Connecting The Leak Sensor

    4.4 Connecting the drainage tubing and leak sensor Connecting the drainage tubing 4.4.2 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 25: Connecting The Eluent Bottle

    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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)
  • Page 26 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 27: Connecting The Eluent Degasser

    Tighten the aspiration filter to the filter holder. ￭ Figure 4 Installing tubing weighting and aspiration filter Connecting the eluent degasser The eluent degasser is completely connected. No installation work is required. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 28: Installing The High-Pressure Pump

    Rotor A (6.2844.000), must first be fitted into the adapter (6.2842.020), which can then be inserted into the suppressor housing. A connecting piece (6.2835.010) is used for all rotors for connecting the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) to the IC system. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 29: Inserting The Rotors

    ￭ Connecting piece (6.2835.010) ￭ Large rotors can be inserted directly into the rotor housing. CAUTION The rotor may be destroyed during start-up if not inserted correctly. Therefore, follow the following instructions exactly. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 30: Connecting The Metrohm Suppressor Module (Msm)

    4.11.2 Connecting the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) The three entries and exits of the suppressor units, numbered 1, 2 and 3 on the connecting piece, each have two permanently installed PTFE capil- laries. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 31: Figure 5 Metrohm Suppressor Module (Msm) - Connection Capillaries

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 4 Installation Figure 5 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) – Connection capillaries Outlet capillary for the eluent. Inlet capillary for the eluent. regenerant waste reg. Inlet capillary for the regeneration solution. Outlet capillary for the regeneration solu- tion; to the waste container.
  • Page 32 ￭ 4.11.2.1 Installing bottles with auxiliary solutions Accessories To connect the bottles of the auxiliary solutions, you will need the follow- ing accessories: Accessories from the accessory kit: IC Vario/Flex ChS (6.5000.030) ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 33: Peristaltic Pump

    Coupling olive/UNF 10/32 (6.2744.034) ￭ Pump tubing connection with locking nut and filter (6.2744.180): ￭ Includes a locknut, 3 adapters and a tubing olive with filter holder. 2 × pressure screw, short (6.2744.070) ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)
  • Page 34 Raise the contact pressure lever one step at a time until liquid ￭ flows. When liquid starts flowing, raise the contact pressure lever by an ￭ additional two ratchet increments. The contact pressure is now set optimally. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 35: Installing The Conductivity Detector

    The separation column is not inserted into the instrument until it is being started up for the first time. Until then, the detector inlet capillary has to be connected to the out capillary of the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) using a coupling (6.2744.040).

  • Page 36: Connecting The Sample Degasser (Optional)

    2 × pressure screw, long (6.2744.090) ￭ PTFE capillary (6.1803.040) ￭ Connecting the sample degasser CAUTION If the sample degasser is not used, the inlet and outlet must be sealed with threaded stoppers (6.2744.220). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 37: Connecting The Instrument To A Computer

    Basic (6.5000.000) Connecting the USB cable 1 Insert the USB cable into the computer connection socket on the rear of the instrument. 2 Insert the other end into a USB port on the computer. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 38: 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 qualification may ￭ perform service and repair work on electrical and electronic parts. Connecting the power cord Accessories Power cord, three-core with IEC 60320 instrument plug type C13.
  • Page 39 Check whether the detector outlet capillary is connected to the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM)'s inlet capillary for rinsing solu- tion (labeled rinsing solution).
  • Page 40 Adjust the contact pressure of the peristaltic pump (see "Setting ￭ the contact pressure correctly", page 26). 6 Rinsing the instrument without columns Rinse the instrument (without columns) with eluent for 10 ￭ minutes. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 41: Connecting And Rinsing The Guard Column

    For this step, you need the following accessories: Guard column (suitable for separation column) ￭ Connecting the guard column Rinsing the guard column 1 Rinsing the guard column Place a beaker under the guard column's outlet. ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 42: Connecting The Separation Column

    (follow the information provided by the manufacturer). NOTE 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)
  • Page 43 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 44: 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)
  • Page 45 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 46: Operation

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5 Operation The 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg 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 ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 47: Accessories

    The PDF file with the accessories data will be created. NOTE When you receive your new instrument, we recommend downloading the accessories list from the Internet, printing it out and keeping it together with the manual for reference purposes. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

  • Page 48: Index

    Installation ......16 Equilibration ....... 31, 37 Leak-tightness ......32 Vacuum pump Protection ......14 Filter Peristaltic pump Valve see "Inline filter" ....20 Installation ......25 See also "Injection valve" ..20 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/PP/Deg (2.930.1360)

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