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  • Page 1 930 Compact IC Flex 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg Manual 8.930.8004EN / 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/Deg 2.930.1260 Manual 8.930.8004EN / 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

    3.10 Injection valve ..............27 3.11 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) ....... 29 3.11.1 Inserting the rotors ..............29 3.11.2 Connecting the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) ..... 32 3.12 Installing the conductivity detector ........37 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 6 (MSM) ................... 73 5.11.2 Taking care of the suppressor housing ........74 5.11.3 Servicing the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) ....74 5.12 Servicing the detector ............82 5.13 Rinsing the sample path ............ 82 5.14 Separation column ............. 84 5.14.1 Separating efficiency ..............
  • Page 7 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ Table of contents 5.15 Quality management and qualification with Metrohm ... 85 6 Troubleshooting ..................... 86 7 Technical specifications Reference conditions ............90 Instrument ................90 Ambient conditions ............90 Housing ................91 Weight ................. 91 Leak sensor ................. 91 Eluent degasser ..............
  • Page 8 Figure 11 Pulsation absorber ................26 Figure 12 Exchanging the sample loop ............28 Figure 13 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) – Connection capillaries ..32 Figure 14 High-pressure pump – Parts ............. 57 Figure 15 High-pressure pump – Cross-section ..........64 Figure 16 Tool for piston seal (6.2617.010) .............

  • Page 9: 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/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 10 The rotor required for the application and any adapter that is required must be ordered separately. 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 11: Intended Use

    1 Introduction Intended use The 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg is used for the determination of anions or polar substances with chemical suppression using ion chromatography. It can also be used as needed for the determination of cations, polar sub- stances or anions without chemical suppression.

  • Page 12: 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/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 13: 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/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 14 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/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 15: 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/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 16 With rotary knob in the center and pressure sensor. 11 High-pressure pump 12 Eluent degasser Pumps the eluent through the IC system. 13 Detector chamber Offers space for an embedded detector and additional accessories. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 17: 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/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 18: Feed-Throughs For Capillaries And Cables

    Openings on the door ￭ Openings on the back panel ￭ Ducts between the instrument and the base tray as well as between ￭ the instrument and the bottle holder (see Figure 5, page 13) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 19: Figure 3 Feed-Throughs On The Door

    The two Luer connections above are not actually openings; the capillaries are fastened to the Luer connection from within using PEEK pressure screws. You can use a syringe to inject or draw out liquid from the out- side. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 20: Figure 4 Openings For Capillaries And Cables

    The capillaries can be fed to the front of the instrument from both sides of the instrument and from the front of the instrument to the back of the instrument. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 21: Figure 5 Ducts For Capillaries

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 2 Overview of the instrument Figure 5 Ducts for capillaries ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 22: Installation

    High-pressure pump, purge valve, inline filter, pulsation absorber, separation columns 6.2744.090 Pressure screw, long MCS, sample degasser, 10- port valve Pressure screws are tightened and loosened by hand. A tool is not nee- ded. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 23 (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/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 24 2 Heat the colored sleeve, e.g. with a hairdryer. The colored sleeve shrinks and adapts to the shape of the capillary. NOTE In order to arrange capillaries more clearly, they can be bundled with the spiral band (6.1815.010). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 25: Removing Transport Locking Screws

    For the vacuum pump. Only present if the For the high-pressure pump. instrument has a degasser or a CO Suppres- sor (MCS). 1 Remove all of the transport locking screws with the hex key. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 26: 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/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 27 Attach the loose end to the right-side drainage tubing connection on the base tray. 6 Attach one end of the second piece of silicone tubing to the left-side drainage tubing connection on the base tray. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 28: Connecting The Leak Sensor

    (see "Openings on the back panel", page 12) before the loose end can be connected to the eluent bottle. Accessories For this step, you need the following accessories: These parts are part of the accessory kit Vario/Flex ONE (6.5000.010). Eluent bottle (6.1608.070) ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 29: Figure 7 Installing The Eluent Bottle Cap

    Lastly, push the filter holder onto the loose end of the eluent aspi- ￭ ration tubing and screw it onto the tubing nipple. The end of the tubing should extend approximately 1 cm. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 30: Figure 8 Installing Tubing Weighting And Aspiration Filter

    Installing tubing weighting and aspiration filter 5 Installing the eluent bottle cap on the eluent bottle Insert the eluent aspiration tubing into the eluent bottle ￭ (6.1608.070). Tighten the bottle cap on the eluent bottle. ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 31 Fill the adsorber tube and close it again using the plastic cover. Insert the adsorber tube into the bottle cap's large opening. Fas- ￭ ten it to the bottle cap using the SGJ clip (6.2023.020). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 32: Connecting The Eluent Degasser

    "life history" (operating hours, service data, etc.) are saved. The high-pressure pump consists of: The pump head, which pumps the eluent through the system. ￭ The purge valve used for bleeding the pump head. ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 33: Installing An Inline Filter

    The small filter pads with 2 µm pore size can be replaced quickly and easily. They remove particles from the solutions. An inline filter (6.2821.120) is installed between the purge valve and the pulsation absorber as protection against particles. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 34: Installing The Pulsation Absorber

    Figure 11 Pulsation absorber Connection capillary PEEK pressure screws, short Connection to inline filter. (6.2744.070) Pulsation absorber (6.2620.150) Holder for pulsation absorber Connection capillary Connection to injection valve. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 35: Injection Valve

    The quantity of sample solution injected is determined by: the volume of the sample loop or ￭ by an 800 Dosino when the Metrohm intelligent Partial Loop Injection ￭ Technique (MiPT) is used. The choice of sample loop depends on the application. The following...

  • Page 36: Figure 12 Exchanging The Sample Loop

    Fasten one end of the sample loop to Port 3 using a PEEK pressure ￭ screw (6.2744.010). Use the second PEEK pressure screw (6.2744.010) to fasten the ￭ other end of the sample loop to Port 6. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 37: Metrohm Suppressor Module (Msm)

    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. 6.2842.020 6.2842.020 6.2844.000...
  • Page 38 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 39 You need the adapter (6.2842.020) in order to insert a small rotor into the suppressor drive. 1 Inserting the rotor into the adapter CAUTION An incorrectly inserted rotor may be destroyed during start-up. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 40: 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. Figure 13 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) – Connection capillaries Outlet capillary for the eluent. Inlet capillary for the eluent. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
  • Page 41 (6.2744.070). 2 Connect the capillary labeled out to the detector inlet capillary using one coupling (6.2744.040) and two pressure screws (6.2744.070) (see manual of the conductivity detector). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 42 The regeneration solution is connected to the regenerant capillary. Connecting the regeneration solution to a Dosino For this step, you need the following accessories: Dosino (2.800.0010) ￭ Accessory kit: Flex/Vario: ChS (6.5000.030) ￭ IC equipment: Dosino Regeneration (6.5330.190) ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 43 4 Connect the FEP tubing (6.1805.120) from the bottle with the regen- eration solution to Port 2 of the Dosino. 3.11.2.4 Connecting the rinsing solution Various possibilities exist for rinsing the Metrohm Suppressor Module: Rinsing solution via STREAM (recommended) ￭ Use the eluent from the conductivity detector as rinsing solution.
  • Page 44 3 short pressure screws (6.2744.070) ￭ Inline filter (6.2821.120) ￭ PTFE capillary (6.1803.030) ￭ Adapter M6/UNF (6.2744.080) ￭ FEP tubing M6 / 100 cm (6.1805.120) ￭ Adapter Dosino Port 4, M6 inner (6.1808.280) ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 45: 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 46: Installing The Amperometric Detector

    Coupling (6.2744.040) ￭ 2 × pressure screw (6.2744.010) ￭ 1 Connect the out capillary of the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) and the detector inlet capillary to each other using a coupling (6.2744.040) and two short pressure screws (6.2744.070). 3.13 Installing the amperometric detector The 930 Compact IC Flex provides enough space for one detector and additional accessories in the detector chamber.
  • Page 47 3 Connecting the inlet capillary Push a long pressure screw over one end of the PTFE capillary ￭ (6.1803.040) and tighten the pressure screw to the inlet of the sample degasser (labeled In). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 48: 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/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 49: 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 50: Initial Start-Up

    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 51 Remove the syringe from the purge needle. ￭ Pull the purge needle out of the purge capillary. ￭ 5 Rinsing the instrument without columns Rinse the instrument (without columns) with eluent for 10 ￭ minutes. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 52: Connecting And Rinsing The Guard Column

    Connecting and rinsing the guard column Guard columns protect separation columns and significantly increase their service life. The guard columns available from Metrohm are either actual guard columns or guard column cartridges used together with a cartridge holder. The process of installing a guard column cartridge into the corre- sponding holder is described in the guard column leaflet.
  • Page 53 Rinsing the guard column 1 Rinsing the guard column Place a beaker under the guard column's outlet. ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 54: Connecting The Separation Column

    NOTE Information regarding which separation column is suitable for your application can be found in the Metrohm Column Program, the product information for the separation column or it can be obtained through your representative.
  • Page 55 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 3 Installation 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/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 56 Remove the coupling (6.2744.040) from the column outlet capil- ￭ lary. 5 Installing the outlet of the separation column Fasten the column outlet capillary to the column outlet using a ￭ short PEEK pressure screw (6.2744.070). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 57: 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/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 58 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/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 59: Operation

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 4 Operation 4 Operation The 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg is operated solely using the MagIC Net software. You can find information on operating the software in the tuto- rial for MagIC Net or in the online help. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 60: Operation And Maintenance

    Maintenance by Metrohm Service Maintenance of the instrument is best carried out as part of an annual service performed by specialist personnel from Metrohm. A shorter main- tenance interval is recommended if you frequently work with caustic and corrosive chemicals. Metrohm Service offers every form of technical advice for maintenance and service of all Metrohm instruments.

  • Page 61: Shutting Down And Recommissioning

    3 Rinse the IC system for 15 minutes with methanol/ultrapure water mixture (1:4). 4 Optional: Only if the IC system is equipped with a suppressor. In the software, switch the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) twice during the rinsing process at five-minute intervals in each case (STEP command).

  • Page 62: Capillary Connections

    To protect the IC system from foreign particles, we recommend aspirat- ￭ ing the eluent via an aspiration filter (see Chapter 3.5, page 20) (6.2821.090). This aspiration filter must be replaced as soon as it turns yellow but at least every 3 months. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 63: Manufacturing Eluent

    NOTE To change the eluent, remove the guard column and the separation col- umn. Connect the capillaries using a coupling (6.2744.040) and two pressure screws (6.2744.070). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 64: Servicing The Eluent Degasser

    To protect the high-pressure pump from foreign particles, we recom- ￭ mend filtering the eluent through a filter with a pore size of 0.45 µm and aspirating it via an aspiration filter (6.2821.090). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 65: Servicing The High-Pressure Pump

    Servicing the high-pressure pump NOTE You can find a video sequence for this task in the Multimedia Guide IC Maintenance or on the Internet at http://ic-help.metrohm.com/. Figure 14 High-pressure pump – Parts Pressure screw, short (6.2744.070) Outlet valve holder Fastened to the outlet valve holder.
  • Page 66 Internet at http://ic-help.metrohm.com/. Servicing the outlet valve and inlet valve Accessories For this step, you need the following accessories: You can find these parts in the accessory kit: Vario/Flex Basic (6.5000.000). Adjustable wrench (6.2621.000) ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 67 RBS™ solution or acetone. The rinsing solution may only come out at the valve outlet. The outlet valve must be replaced if it is still clogged after cleaning. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 68 ¼ turn using the adjustable wrench (3). Tighten the connection capillary to the auxiliary piston back onto ￭ the outlet valve holder. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 69 RBS™ solution or acetone. The rinsing solution may only come out at the valve outlet. The inlet valve must be replaced if it is still clogged after cleaning. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 70 You can find these parts in the accessory kit: Vario/Flex Basic (6.5000.000). 4 mm hex key (6.2621.030) ￭ Removing the pump head Prerequisites: Is the high-pressure pump switched off? ￭ Has the pressure been released? ￭ Is the instrument switched off? ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 71 Servicing the piston Carry out the following work on both pistons in turn. Servicing a piston consists of the following tasks: Replace the piston seal. Clean or replace the zirconium oxide piston. Reinstall the piston. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 72: Figure 15 High-Pressure Pump - Cross-Section

    (6.5000.000). Adjustable wrench (6.2621.000) ￭ Tool for piston seals (6.2617.010) consisting of a tip (16-1) for remov- ￭ ing the old piston seal and a sleeve (16-2) for inserting the new piston seal. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 73: Figure 16 Tool For Piston Seal (6.2617.010)

    Loosen the piston cartridge (17-1) using the adjustable wrench and then unscrew it from the pump head by hand. Set it aside. 2 Removing the backup ring Shake the backup ring (17-2) out of the piston opening. Set it aside. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 74: Figure 18 Inserting The Piston Seal Into The Tool

    Press the seal into the pump head recess using the wide end of the tip (16-1) of the tool. Cleaning or replacing the zirconium oxide piston Prerequisites: ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 75: Figure 19 Parts Of The Piston Cartridge

    Place the backup ring you put aside with the remaining parts. ￭ Figure 19 Parts of the piston cartridge Piston cartridge screw Retaining washer Zirconium oxide piston (6.2824.070) Spring retainer Spring (6.2824.060) Inner plastic sleeve Protects from metallic abrasion. Piston cartridge Backup ring ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 76 Clean the second piston cartridge in the same way. Mounting the pump head Accessories For this step, you need the following accessories: You can find these parts in the accessory kit: Vario/Flex Basic (6.5000.000). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 77 The bore hole with the greatest depth must therefore be aligned with the longest bolt. Push the pump head onto the four fastening bolts (1). ￭ Tighten the four fastening screws using the hex key (6.2621.030) ￭ alternating crosswise. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 78: Servicing The Inline Filter

    Servicing the inline filter NOTE You can find a video sequence for this task in the Multimedia Guide IC Maintenance or on the Internet at http://ic-help.metrohm.com/. Maintenance interval The filter must be replaced at least every 3 months; it may need to be replaced more frequently, depending on the application.

  • Page 79: Figure 20 Inline Filter - Removing The Filter

    3 Unscrewing the filter screw Use two adjustable wrenches (6.2621.000) to loosen the filter screw (20-2) from the filter housing (20-1) and unscrew it by hand. 4 Removing the filter Remove the old filter (20-3) using tweezers. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 80 4 Rinsing the inline filter Dismantle the guard column (if present) and the separation col- ￭ umn and replace with a coupling (6.2744.040). Rinse the instrument with eluent. ￭ Reinsert the columns after 10 minutes. ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 81: Servicing The Pulsation Absorber

    If the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) is in a dry state, it must be rinsed for at least five minutes before it may be switched over.

  • Page 82: Taking Care Of The Suppressor Housing

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5.11 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) CAUTION The Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) must be regenerated (see Chapter 5.11.3.2, page 75), cleaned (see Chapter 5.11.3.4, page 77) or replaced (see Chapter 5.11.3.5, page 80) if the capacity of the Met- rohm Suppressor Module (MSM) is reduced or if the back pressure is high.
  • Page 83 Pump tubing made of PVC must not be used for solutions containing organic solvents. We recommend using the high-pressure pump for regeneration. Regenerating the anion suppressor rotor 1 Disconnecting the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) from the IC system Disconnect the capillaries of the MSM labeled regenerant and ￭...
  • Page 84 As soon as all three suppressor units have been rinsed, disconnect ￭ the capillary labeled rinsing solution from the coupling. 4 Connecting the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) to the IC system Reconnect the capillaries of the MSM labeled regenerant and ￭...
  • Page 85 Equilibrate the system as usual (see chapter "Conditioning" in the manual for the ion chromatograph). 5.11.3.4 Cleaning the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) In the following cases, it may be necessary to clean the Metrohm Suppres- sor Module (MSM): Increased back pressure at the MSM's connection tubing. ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
  • Page 86 Check whether water comes out at the connecting piece. ￭ If one of the capillaries remains blocked, the connecting piece (see "Replacing parts of the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM)", page 80) must be replaced (order number 6.2835.010). 4 Cleaning the rotor Clean the sealing surface of the rotor (21-3) with ethanol using a ￭...
  • Page 87 Reattach the union nut (21-1) and tighten by hand (do not use a ￭ tool). 8 Connecting and conditioning the Metrohm Suppressor Mod- ule (MSM) Reconnect the MSM to the IC system. ￭...
  • Page 88 5.11 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) 5.11.3.5 Replacing parts of the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) Parts of the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) may need to be replaced in the following cases: Irremediable loss of suppressor capacity (reduced phosphate sensitivity ￭ and/or significant rise in the baseline).
  • Page 89 1 is on top and the three pins of the connecting piece fit into the corresponding recesses on the housing. Reattach the union nut (21-1) and tighten by hand (do not use a ￭ tool). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 90: Servicing The Detector

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5.12 Servicing the detector 7 Connecting and conditioning the Metrohm Suppressor Mod- ule (MSM) Reconnect all capillaries of the MSM to the IC system. ￭ Before switching the MSM over for the first time, rinse the three ￭ suppressor units with solution for five minutes.
  • Page 91 A. The smaller this ratio, the smaller the amount of sample carry- over. This ratio can be changed by varying the rinsing time. This can be used to determine the required rinsing time for the application. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 92: Separation Column

    You can find detailed information on the separation columns available from Metrohm in the leaflet provided along with your separation column, in the Metrohm IC Column Program (available from your Metrohm representative) or on the Internet at http://www.metrohm.com...

  • Page 93: Quality Management And Qualification With Metrohm

    Metrohm offers you comprehensive support in implementing quality man- agement measures for instruments and software. Qualification Please contact your local Metrohm representative for support in qualifica- tion of instruments and software. The Installation Qualification (IQ) and Operational Qualification (OQ) are offered by Metrohm represen- tatives as a service.

  • Page 94: Troubleshooting

    Constantly stir the eluent. ￭ The pressure in the The inline filter Replace the filter (6.2821.130) . system markedly (6.2821.120) is blocked. increases. The MSM is blocked. Regenerate the MSM (see Chapter ￭ 5.11.3.2, page 75). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 95 Replace the separation column (see "Con- ￭ necting the separation column", page 48). Note: Samples should always be microfiltered . Injection valve – blocked. Have the valve cleaned (by a Metrohm service engineer). The retention times Eluent - Incorrect concen- Create eluent with correct concentration.
  • Page 96 Separation column – Regenerate the separation column (see ￭ have poor resolution Diminished separating effi- Chapter 5.14.4, page 84). ciency. Replace the separation column (see "Con- ￭ necting the separation column", page 48). ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 97 Request Metrohm Service. Vacuum is not being Eluent degasser – Vacuum Seal the Vacuum connector tightly with a ￭ built connection on the rear of threaded stopper (6.1446.040). the instrument is not (tightly) sealed. ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 98: Technical Specifications

    Ambient conditions Operation Ambient tem- +5 - +45 °C perature Humidity 20 - 80% relative humidity Storage Ambient tem- –20 - +70 °C perature Transport Ambient tem- –40 - +70 °C perature ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 99: Housing

    On the rear of the instrument Weight 2.930.1260 23.52 kg (without accessories) Leak sensor Type Electronic, no calibration necessary Eluent degasser Material Fluoropolymer Resistance to sol- No restriction (except PFC) vents Time to establish < 60 s vacuum ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 100: High-Pressure Pump

    The shutdown mechanism is inactive at 0 MPa ￭ The shutdown mechanism becomes active two minutes after sys- ￭ tem start The pump is automatically shut down after three piston strokes ￭ below the minimum pressure limit ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 101: Injection Valve

    65 W for typical analysis application Power consump- ￭ tion 25 W standby (conductivity detector to 40 °C) ￭ Power supply unit Up to 300 W maximum, electronically monitored ￭ internal fuse 3.15 A ￭ ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 102: Interfaces

    1 15-pin high-density D-sub (female) (labeled Detector) Detector Column recogni- for an intelligent column tion Leak sensor 1 jack plug (labeled Leak Sensor) Further connec- tions Auxiliary 1 15-pin DSUB (female) Service 1 15-pin DSUB (female) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 103: 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/Deg (2.930.1260)

  • Page 104: Index

    Maintenance agreement ... 85 Technical specifications ..92 Material ........91 Degasser Housing ........91 MSB ......... 94 Sample degasser ....38 Humidity ........90 Degassing Eluent ......... 24 Operation Suppressor ......73 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)
  • Page 105 Vacuum pump Install rotor ......29 Guard column ....45 Protection ......18 Installation ......29 Sample path ....... 82 Valve Maintenance ...... 73 Separation column ..... 48 See also "Injection valve" ..27 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex ChS/Deg (2.930.1260)

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