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Originally Posted by COLVERT
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I personally don't blame the charger.---Much more likely a poor connection provided the spark needed to detonate the thing.---  |
As Colvert has not returned to respond to my comment about confidence in the charger, I will explain my thinking.
If the battery exploded there is a high probability that gasses were set alight by temperature caused by overheating or a spark. An intelligent maintenance charger should prevent excessive gas production within the battery by controlling the rate of charge as the battery approaches the fully charged state. It should also contain circuitry to prevent sparks - CTEK call this Safe spark free operation, others use similar terms.
Based on the above, my view is that the charger is likely to have played a part in the failure, although not as the OP thought.