Review: Opus BT-C3100 ("dreamcharger!")

Chloe,

the spike was recorded at 4.20V. Charger resets were observed at 4.35V.

The price is not good yet.

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=bt-c3100&catId=&initiative_id=SB_20140321233102

There is a group buy on German forum TLF, cost ~40€:

Is that a group buy for the corrected version of the charger?

A google search came up with another technical review of the early BT-C3100, says "Preview":

http://www.mountainprophet.de/2014/03/15/preview-akkulader-opus-bt-c3100/

Yes, if you click the Google docs link in the TLF post it says new firmware including error correction. The voltage switch remains internal.

€ 43.85 = $60.49 So their group buy price of 40 units is the same as a single Aliexpress unit shipped to usa. I wonder what we could get the price down to? Maybe just waiting a month or two will lower the price of them a lot.

- Joe

Ouch $60 with only 2x26650, no 32650, max of 2A with spikes too, so $120 to charge big multi cell lights at once?? Bye bye to the “dreamcharger”, its turning into a nightmare. :stuck_out_tongue:

I’m not sure I’d call it a nightmare. I paid about $35 for a Lacrosse BC700 that only does AA and AAA that I love. This is the same thing, but it will also do my 18650 and 14500 cells. It would save me from buying a hobby charger, and then rigging it to do discharges and other things. I wish it was more like $40-$50 but I will end up with one eventually. I will wait a bit though and see how the price changes. I think our uses for it are different. I have nothing larger than an 18650. I want it for discharging and doing capacity testing of 18650s and such. Things that you’d normally need to buy a hobby charger for, and then hack it so it does single cells.

- Joe

Yeah I’m responding to the drama with which we were promoted this “dreamcharger” for months to wait to purchase :wink: Its not horrible, but for the price I wouldn’t get it, and for my use, the use that this was promoted to solve for me, its poor. For a multi chemistry person I guess its OK. *as long as you are only charging 18650/smaller cells. But that’s not what I want it for, I have other chargers for that. This was promoted as a solution for the big multi cell lights, which it is most certainly not. 2x TR-008 is a much better option for price at $30 each, but then they have a charge dip during charging and HKJ noted some over-voltage at times…keep on dreaming for a dreamcharger I guess.

Banggood have “Powerfocus” branded ‘BC3100’ (58.69 USD).:

Also listed, C/D cell adaptors, like in the BT-C2000 :

Well, that didnt take TOO long to finally go on sale :D!

And those C/D adapters are chepaest ones Ive seen!

They say, the best things come to those who wait… :wink:

Price is still nowhere near the 25°C group price!!

http://www.hkequipment.net/index.php?p=6&id=2041

What does that mean? Its $62.99 on that site?

Is the spike still an issue? I'm not clear on all this. Looks like a great charger other than that issue.

That Powerfocus is too expensive unless it's revised and working properly.

so anyone already arrange a group buy for this charger?

i cannot reach the bogus website powerfocus.net

This URL has much commercial material about the product?

What does it say, it it the revised version of Chloe's product? :)

Hopefully it’s the fixed one. There is a fixed firmware according to post #127. Google Translate gives me a headache though.

- Joe

I thinks the group buy fir this charger just started: