What ever happened to the Dream Charger?

I remember ages ago there was some 4 bay LCD intelligent charger reviewed as a Dream Charger. It was overpriced and buggy back then when I read about it before, but we had hopes of a price drop and better firmware or something. Is that charger still around? Did it improve or vanish or what? I’m looking for something like it. Discharge function and capacity measure of 18650.

- Joe

Is this what you’re referring to?

I ordered one and was very satisfied with its performance. All my new cells go directly to my BT-C3100 so that I can get its capacity readings. :slight_smile:

It was a dream. But, after reality kicked in, they did do a good number of things reasonably well, such as those you appear to specify. I just wish it wasn’t noisy, stinky and could take more than 2x26650s as promised :stuck_out_tongue:

Thanks guys! That BTC-3100 was it. I’ll go try and find who has one. Aliexpress, Gearbest, something. They were like $60 then. Hopefully cheaper now. I just want something to cycle my pile of laptop pulls through once in a while :slight_smile:

- Joe

They got down to $39 or might have been a couple bucks less after the GB hit eleventy billion units, they sold a heap, but I think they were often around $41 at GearBest. Look for the v2 or v2.? or v3, cant recall which it was. It improved in the subsequent versions.

Good Day Let-There-Be-Light,

You want the Opus BT-C3100 Version 2.1 (the latest).

Have a look at:

Opus BT-C3100 V2.1 at Gearbest, New Price for $39.09

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/28487

Best Regards,

George

There’s also a BT-C3400 version being sold on Amazon, which apparantly has an upgraded AC power adapter? I’m not sure but I bought the 3400. I don’t have a 3100 version to compare.

Works great for me so far. Currently analyzing all my laptop pull cells in it.

edit: whoops forgot to add the link: http://www.amazon.com/BT-C3400-Universal-Analyzer-rechargeable-batteries/dp/B00NR77SL2

They are the same as the 3100 v2.1 sold by Gearbest.

Ah okay good to know. Guess I could have saved a few bucks, but then again I received it next day thanks to prime.

And this goes to eleven is 300 better :wink:

Yes and no..

The actual dream charger was not the opus!!

But check out CPF, and look for the SkyRC MC 3000, which kreisler has been talking about for quite some time.

It was supposed to release somewhere beginning of 2014, but probably will sometime this year.

He used to call de Opus the DC1 and the mc3000 the DC2.

With the mc3000 being the more advanced one.. but probably quite expensive.

Here it is: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=389700

+1. The SkyRC MC300 is worth waiting for, I think.