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Danfoss VLT® soft starters
245 soft-starter codes listed on GrossAutomation.com, in three ranges.
Soft starter or drive? From the soft-starter selection guide (p. 2): “So if your control requirements are covered by limiting current only at start and stop, with no need for constant acceleration and torque control, then there are significant savings to be won.” A drive is the choice when the motor speed has to change while it runs. Danfoss drives
Which range
| Range | Danfoss says | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600 | “The VLT® Soft Starter MCD 600 combines the latest in advanced controls and protections with an increased level of intelligence for superior performance in fixed-speed applications.” (VLT® Soft Starter selection guide, p. 10) “MCD 600 includes a full warning and alarm handling system to interface controls either via digital I/O or fieldbus options: serial- or Ethernet-based such as PROFINET or EtherNet/IP.” (VLT® Soft Starter selection guide, p. 9) Mains: “3 x 200-525 VAC (T5)” and “3 x 380-690 VAC (T7)”. (VLT® Soft Starter selection guide, p. 10) | 148 codes with ratings and quote links |
| VLT® Compact Starter MCD 200 (MCD 201 and MCD 202) | “VLT® Compact Starter MCD 200 series from Danfoss includes two soft starters in the power range 7.5-110 kW.” (VLT® Soft Starter selection guide, p. 12) “The basic soft starters, Eltwin SMC and MCD 201, depend on other components for warning and alarms.” “MCD 202 is able to signal overload, either via digital I/O or fieldbus options.” (VLT® Soft Starter selection guide, p. 8) | 87 codes with ratings and quote links |
| VLT® Soft Starter MCD 100 | Compact starters; the ratings of each code are in its table. | 10 codes with ratings and quote links |