alright so i was putting my alternator back on and i was putting the wire back on the back, but little did i know that the battery was still plugged in. So as you can imagine i heard a loud pop. so my question is did i just completely destroy my alternator????

 

Nah you'll be fine.

 

more than likely no.

 

It happens, just try to make it a habit in the future if you are ever going to do electrical related work on your vehicle, to disconnect the battery.

 

alright thank god

 

Dont worry about it, it happened plenty of times to me