Danfoss Drives — End-of-Life & Migration Cross-Reference v1 — Discontinuation Guide

Danfoss Drives — End-of-Life & Migration Cross-Reference v1 — the guide

VLT Micro Drive FC 51, VLT 2800, VLT 3000, VLT 3500, VLT 5000, VLT 6000, VLT 8000, VLT Decentral Drive FCD 300, VLT DriveMotor FCM 300, VLT DriveMotor FCM 106, VACON NXL, VACON CX, VACON 10, VACON 20 X, VACON 20 Cold Plate, VACON X4/X5, VLT Multiaxis Servo MSD 510, VLT Decentral Servo DSD 510, VLT Integrated Servo ISD 410, VLT OneGearDrive L09 variants, VACON 1000, VACON NXP Liquid Cooled CH3/CH4 enclosures, VLT Soft Starter MCD 500, VLT Soft Start Controller MCD 100

Time-critical records

Free sample — 8 of 24 records, verbatim

Product Family	Catalog/Series	Lifecycle Status	Recommended Replacement / Migration Path	Migration Conditions
Low-voltage drives (VLT)	VLT® Micro Drive FC 51	Limited — "has reached the Limited phase of its lifecycle and is no longer in active production" (Danfoss legacy-drives listing)	iC2-Micro — "It has been replaced by iC2-Micro"; Danfoss' iC2-Micro page adds it is "designed as an easy replacement for VLT® Micro Drive FC 51" and the FC 51's successor fact sheet calls iC2-Micro its successor	Limited phase per Danfoss' definition: limited spare parts / maintenance / repair while materials can be obtained; existing service contracts supported
Low-voltage drives (VLT)	VLT® 2800	Inactive — "has reached the Inactive phase of its lifecycle, which means it is discontinued and no longer in production. Spare parts and service options are no longer available."	VLT® Midi Drive FC 280 — the page calls FC 280 "more than just a successor; it is simply the best alternative" with "full backwards compatibility"; Danfoss also recommends replacement using the DrivePro® Retrofit service	Inactive = no spare parts or service options; Danfoss warns operating in this phase "may result in unpredictable process downtime due to wear or failure". The page offers a model-code-based replacement finder for the VLT 2800
Low-voltage drives (VLT)	VLT® 3000	Inactive — discontinued, no longer in production; spare parts and service options no longer available	No successor named as such on the product page — Danfoss recommends replacement using the DrivePro® Retrofit service and offers to help select the replacement; the page currently features the iC7-Automation as its current-generation drive block	Inactive = no spare parts or service options; downtime-risk warning as published
Low-voltage drives (VLT)	VLT® 3500	Inactive — discontinued, no longer in production; spare parts and service options no longer available	No successor named as such on the current product page — DrivePro® Retrofit is the published path; the page currently features the iC7-HVACR next-generation HVACR drive block (an earlier crawl of the same page featured the VLT® HVAC Drive FC 102)	Inactive = no spare parts or service options; downtime-risk warning as published. Successor presentation on this page varies by crawl/locale — do not treat the featured block as a named successor
Low-voltage drives (VLT)	VLT® 5000	Inactive — discontinued, no longer in production; spare parts and service options no longer available	No successor named as such on the current product page — DrivePro® Retrofit is the published path; the page currently features the iC7-Automation block (a regional crawl of the same page featured the VLT® AutomationDrive FC 302)	Inactive = no spare parts or service options; downtime-risk warning as published
Low-voltage drives (VLT)	VLT® 6000	Inactive — discontinued, no longer in production; spare parts and service options no longer available	No successor named as such on the current product page — DrivePro® Retrofit is the published path; the page currently features the iC7-HVACR block (a regional crawl featured the VLT® HVAC Drive FC 102)	Inactive = no spare parts or service options; downtime-risk warning as published
Low-voltage drives (VLT)	VLT® 8000	Inactive — "is in the Inactive phase and has reached the end of its lifecycle… A drive in the Inactive phase has no spare parts or service options available" (US product page)	VLT® AQUA Drive FC 202 — named on the US page under the heading "Successor Product VLT® AQUA Drive FC 202" (the VLT 8000 was the AQUA predecessor line); DrivePro® Retrofit recommended. Note: the global /en/ page for the same drive currently features an iC7-Aqua block instead — successor presentation varies by locale	Inactive = no spare parts or service options; Danfoss recommends "retrofitting with a new-generation replacement drive"
Decentral drives (VLT)	VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 300	Limited per its dedicated product page — "has reached the Limited phase of its lifecycle and is no longer in active production" — but Danfoss' decentral-drives listing page describes the same drive as Inactive; the two official pages disagree and are recorded as published	VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 302 — named under "Successor Product": "the new generation of the VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 300, based on the VLT® AutomationDrive FC 302 platform"	Limited-phase definition printed on the page: limited spare parts/maintenance/repair while materials can be obtained, no new service contracts, existing contracts supported. Plan against the worse (Inactive) reading until Danfoss reconciles its pages

Product Family

Catalog/Series

Lifecycle Status

Discontinuation or milestone date

Recommended Replacement / Migration Path

Migration Conditions

Low-voltage drives (VLT)

VLT® Micro Drive FC 51

**Limited** — "has reached the Limited phase of its lifecycle and is no longer in active production" (Danfoss legacy-drives listing)

**iC2-Micro** — "It has been replaced by iC2-Micro"; Danfoss' iC2-Micro page adds it is "designed as an easy replacement for VLT® Micro Drive FC 51" and the FC 51's successor fact sheet calls iC2-Micro its successor

Limited phase per Danfoss' definition: limited spare parts / maintenance / repair while materials can be obtained; existing service contracts supported

Low-voltage drives (VLT)

VLT® 2800

**Inactive** — "has reached the Inactive phase of its lifecycle, which means it is discontinued and no longer in production. Spare parts and service options are no longer available."

**VLT® Midi Drive FC 280** — the page calls FC 280 "more than just a successor; it is simply the best alternative" with "full backwards compatibility"; Danfoss also recommends replacement using the DrivePro® Retrofit service

Inactive = no spare parts or service options; Danfoss warns operating in this phase "may result in unpredictable process downtime due to wear or failure". The page offers a model-code-based replacement finder for the VLT 2800

Low-voltage drives (VLT)

VLT® 3000

**Inactive** — discontinued, no longer in production; spare parts and service options no longer available

No successor named as such on the product page — Danfoss recommends replacement using the DrivePro® Retrofit service and offers to help select the replacement; the page currently features the iC7-Automation as its current-generation drive block

Inactive = no spare parts or service options; downtime-risk warning as published

Low-voltage drives (VLT)

VLT® 3500

**Inactive** — discontinued, no longer in production; spare parts and service options no longer available

No successor named as such on the current product page — DrivePro® Retrofit is the published path; the page currently features the iC7-HVACR next-generation HVACR drive block (an earlier crawl of the same page featured the VLT® HVAC Drive FC 102)

Inactive = no spare parts or service options; downtime-risk warning as published. Successor presentation on this page varies by crawl/locale — do not treat the featured block as a named successor

Low-voltage drives (VLT)

VLT® 5000

**Inactive** — discontinued, no longer in production; spare parts and service options no longer available

No successor named as such on the current product page — DrivePro® Retrofit is the published path; the page currently features the iC7-Automation block (a regional crawl of the same page featured the VLT® AutomationDrive FC 302)

Inactive = no spare parts or service options; downtime-risk warning as published

Low-voltage drives (VLT)

VLT® 6000

**Inactive** — discontinued, no longer in production; spare parts and service options no longer available

No successor named as such on the current product page — DrivePro® Retrofit is the published path; the page currently features the iC7-HVACR block (a regional crawl featured the VLT® HVAC Drive FC 102)

Inactive = no spare parts or service options; downtime-risk warning as published

Low-voltage drives (VLT)

VLT® 8000

**Inactive** — "is in the Inactive phase and has reached the end of its lifecycle… A drive in the Inactive phase has no spare parts or service options available" (US product page)

**VLT® AQUA Drive FC 202** — named on the US page under the heading "Successor Product VLT® AQUA Drive FC 202" (the VLT 8000 was the AQUA predecessor line); DrivePro® Retrofit recommended. Note: the global /en/ page for the same drive currently features an iC7-Aqua block instead — successor presentation varies by locale

Inactive = no spare parts or service options; Danfoss recommends "retrofitting with a new-generation replacement drive"

Decentral drives (VLT)

VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 300

**Limited** per its dedicated product page — "has reached the Limited phase of its lifecycle and is no longer in active production" — **but Danfoss' decentral-drives listing page describes the same drive as Inactive; the two official pages disagree and are recorded as published**

**VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 302** — named under "Successor Product": "the new generation of the VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 300, based on the VLT® AutomationDrive FC 302 platform"

Limited-phase definition printed on the page: limited spare parts/maintenance/repair while materials can be obtained, no new service contracts, existing contracts supported. Plan against the worse (Inactive) reading until Danfoss reconciles its pages

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Frequently asked questions

How do I check whether a specific Danfoss Drives part is in this dataset?

Open the free sample records on the dataset page first — they are copied verbatim from the paid file. The full file lists every record with its source notice, so you can confirm coverage of your exact part number before relying on the cross-reference.

What does last time buy (LTB) mean?

The last date the manufacturer accepts orders for a discontinued part. After it passes, the part is only available from remaining distributor stock or the secondary market — which is exactly when a verified replacement cross-reference matters most.

Are the recommended replacements drop-in compatible?

Not necessarily. Manufacturers' own notices sometimes warn that a recommended replacement is not pin or voltage compatible and requires a board redesign. Where the source notice prints such a warning, it is carried in the dataset — always check the replacement's package and key specs against your design.

Where does this data come from?

Every record is extracted from a Danfoss Drives document — the manufacturer's own lifecycle, discontinuation, PCN/PDN notices and the affected-part lists they publish — downloaded from the manufacturer's own channels. No part number, date or replacement is inferred; if the manufacturer did not print it, it is not in the file.