Boy, never thought I could have hooked the battery up backwards, I knew that red went to + and black to -, maybe that's what happened but I kinda doubt it. All I know is the caps were still on the battery. Wouldn't a backwards hookup have exploded it sooner than a couple hours? I think it was around two-three hours along when it blew up...
I think this is a good place to talk about battery safety and chargeing tho, since so many of us recharge them things... I think too many people are sadly uneducated about the hazards of rechargeing batteries.
Regards, Glowgood