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Metrohm 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB Manual - Short Instructions

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  • Page 1 930 Compact IC Flex 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB Manual – Short Instructions 8.930.8122EN / v3 / 2025-04-30...
  • 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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB 2.930.2580 Manual – Short Instructions 8.930.8122EN / v3 / 2025-04-30  ...
  • 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.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Connecting the drainage tubing and leak sensor .... 16 5.4.1 Installing the drainage tubing .......... 16 5.4.2 Connecting the leak sensor ............ 17 Column oven ...............  18 Connecting the eluent bottle .......... 18 Connecting the eluent degasser ........ 21 Installing the high-pressure pump ........ 21 Installing an inline filter .............  21 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
  • Page 6 5.18 Connecting the instrument to the power grid .... 33 5.19 Initial start-up .............. 34 5.20 Connecting and rinsing the guard column .......  36 5.21 Connecting and rinsing the separation column .... 37 5.22 Conditioning ................ 39 6 Operation   41 Index  42 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)
  • Page 7 Figure 1 Front .................... 10 Figure 2 Rear .................... 11 Figure 3 Removing the transport locking screws .......... 15 Figure 4 Installing the tubing weighting and aspiration filter ...... 20 Figure 5 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) – Connection capillaries .. 24 Figure 6 Connecting the MCS ...............  28 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
  • Page 9 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/SeS/PP/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

    The intelligent software detects the device automatically and checks its functionality. The software controls and monitors the device, evaluates the measured data and manages it in a database. The 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB 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: Inline Filter

    The rotor required for the application and any adapter that is required must be ordered separately. Peristaltic pump The peristaltic pump is used for pumping sample and auxiliary solutions. It can rotate in both directions. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 12: Accessories And Additional Information

    This lowers the background conductivity, improves detection sen- sitivity, and minimizes the injection peak and the system peak. 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 13: Symbols And Conventions

    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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 14: Intended Use

    The instrument can also be used as needed for the determination of cations, polar substances or anions without suppression. The 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB is suitable for the use of columns with a diameter of 2 mm. This instrument is suitable for processing chemicals and flammable sam- ples.

  • 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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

  • 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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

  • Page 17: Flammable Solvents And Chemicals

    Observe the WEEE EU directive (WEEE = Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) for the proper disposal of waste electronic equipment within the European Union. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 18: Overview Of The Instrument

    4  Overview of the instrument 4.1  Front Figure 1 Front Bottle holder Column holder For hanging the separation column (iCol- umn). With column recognition. Column oven Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) Sample degasser Inline filter Injection valve Purge valve ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

  • Page 19: Rear

    Room for the detector and the adsorption cartridge for the MCS. 4.2  Rear Figure 2 Rear Bottle holder Drainage tubing connection For connecting the drainage tubing, which guides escaped fluids away from the bottle holder. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
  • Page 20 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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

  • Page 21: 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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 22: 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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)
  • Page 23 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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 24: 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 Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

  • Page 25: Connecting The Leak Sensor

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5 Installation 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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 26: 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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)
  • Page 27 NOTE Always wear gloves when handling the aspiration filter. In order to avoid air bubbles after the installation of the aspiration filter, we recommend pre-rinsing the aspiration filter with ultrapure water or eluent. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
  • Page 28 The end of the tubing should reach approximately to the center of the aspiration filter. Tighten the aspiration filter to the filter holder. ￭ Figure 4 Installing the tubing weighting and aspiration filter ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

  • Page 29: Connecting The Eluent Degasser

    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 Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 30: 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 Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

  • Page 31: Connecting The Metrohm Suppressor Module (Msm)

    5.12.2  Connecting the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) The 3 entries and exits of the suppressor units, numbered 1, 2 and 3 on the connecting piece, each have 2 permanently installed PTFE capillaries. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 32: Recommended Installation

    5.12 Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 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 33: Alternative Installation

    ￭ 5.12.2.1  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 SeS (6.5000.020) ￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 34: 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 Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)
  • Page 35 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 Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 36: Metrohm Co

    Suppressor (MCS) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 5.14  Metrohm CO Suppressor (MCS) 5.14.1  Connecting the MCS The MCS is connected between the Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM) and the conductivity detector. Connecting the MCS Figure 6 Connecting the MCS Air aspiration capillary Pressure screw, short (6.2744.070)
  • Page 37 The CO2 Absorber is now ready for installation. NOTE The new CO2 Absorber (6.2837.100) works without upstream H adsorber cartridge. Installing the CO2 Absorber Accessories Prepared CO2 Absorber (6.2837.100) ￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 38: Installing The Conductivity Detector

    The detector is available as a separate device and is supplied with a separate manual. NOTE For ideal performance, Metrohm recommends using the 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB in combination with the IC Conductivity Detector MB (2.850.9020).

  • Page 39: 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 Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 40: Connecting The Instrument To A Computer

    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 Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

  • Page 41: 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 42: 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 43 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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...

  • Page 44: Connecting And Rinsing The Guard Column

    1 Rinsing the guard column Place a beaker under the guard column's outlet. ￭ Start manual control in MagIC Net and select the high-pressure ￭ pump: Manual ▶ Manual control ▶ Pump – Flow: in accordance with column leaflet – On ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

  • Page 45: Connecting And Rinsing 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 Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
  • Page 46 Start manual control in MagIC Net and select the high-pressure ￭ pump: 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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

  • Page 47: Conditioning

    Ensure that the eluent aspiration tubing is immersed in the eluent ￭ and that there is enough eluent in the eluent bottle.   3 Starting the equilibration Start the equilibration in MagIC Net: Workplace ▶ Run ▶ Equi- ￭ libration ▶ Start HW. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580) ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭...
  • Page 48   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/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

  • Page 49: Operation

    ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 6 Operation 6  Operation The 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB is operated solely using the MagIC Net software. You can find information on operating the soft- ware in the tutorial for MagIC Net or in the online help. 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)
  • Page 50 Installation ......28 Protection ......15 Filter Valve see "Inline filter" ....21 See also "Injection valve" ..21 Peristaltic pump Installation ......26 Guard column Power connection ....33 Installation ......36 ￭￭￭￭￭￭￭￭ 930 Compact IC Flex Oven/SeS/PP/Deg/MB (2.930.2580)

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