Goofy electronics. Need some ideas

[gearheadgraphics]

Running an Axial scorpion with Axial ESC (cant remember model) and a Traxxas reciever and TQ3 transmitter.

The ESC has the battery plug in it, and my traxxas reciever has a battery plug as well
Battery is plugged into reciever.

So, the question comes in as the ESC only works if I plug it into channel 1, and this leaves me with the steering on the transmitter as throttle.
I plug the steering servo in #2 and get nothing.
If I switch them around I get nothing at all.

Suggestions on what I should be doing? Maybe is there a way to test my steering servo to be sure it's not cashed out?

[DeaDShorT]

Basic setup should be esc on channel 1 on the receiver, steering channel 2, the battery should plug to the esc with a tamiya plug....it sounds like you're using an rx pack and plugging that into your receiver (rx). To use it that way, you'll need to push the red wire out of the esc plug, which will disable the bec (battery eliminator circuit) in the esc.

I know it's confusing. I'm assuming it's an rx style battery you're using, from your description. The best solution would be to use a standard 6 cell battery pack and not use the one that plugs into the receiver.

[gearheadgraphics]

The way it is now the battery plugs into the ESC, and then the ESC and Servo into the reciever.

You're saying to do a battery into the reciever and not the esc? (or one into both?)

[DeaDShorT]

Battery plugs to esc, esc plugs to to channel 1 on the receiver and servo plugs to channel 2 on the receiver....channel 3 and the bat slot on the receiver should be empty.

If the servo isn't working in that configuration...

1) servo is bad.
2) bec in the esc is done.

Do you have a buddy into rc, or another esc/servo to use to test? I have some stuff to use to test if you need help...I'm out east and north of Denver. I would suspect the esc first.

You can pm me if you want