Transmitter control options

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uggh. ok so i did the following.
1. connected esc lead to ch6. removed red wire. leaving white/black in correct alignment.
2. cut of tamiya battery plug and spliced the red/black together.
3. made sure switch is in on position.
4. attached esc out leads orange/blue to dump motor.

result: nothing. yes turned tx on and truck on. Second ESC shows red power light on but when i move dial it dims and brightens. no dump motor power at all.