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[scottambrose]

whats the easiest way to get to the plug i want to disconnect it to see if its that thats draining my battery

[tigers_gonads]

It was 2 cables held on by 13mm / 8mm nuts on mine 

[Kevin Wood]

You'd be better off disconnecting the cable at the battery end and measuring the current down it. Alternator probably needs to come out to disconnect it.

[scottambrose]

any ideas which cable it is? theres a main one and then 4 fused ones.

[tigers_gonads]

Are you looking to isolate it at the alternator or battery end ?

[scottambrose]

i want to disconnect it to see if i stops the drain on the battery would have thought alternator end be better

[tigers_gonads]

Too get at the terminals on my alternator, I removed the ............

Bagpipes
Utility belt

Then I droped the alternator and let it lay on top of the plastic engine tray.
If you do it this way, you can lean over the front and play with the 2 wires with ease. 

[Kevin Wood]

any ideas which cable it is? theres a main one and then 4 fused ones.

It's the thick one that's crimped onto the battery terminal rather than bolted on. It goes to the starter and the alternator. Starter is unlikely to cause a problem so you can just unbolt the other wires from the battery terminal, remove it from the battery post and measure the current.

[scottambrose]

i charged the battery to full on saturday and touch wood its lost 0 charge on the car since then. and all i did was re charge the battery and connect the bonnet shut switch back up.