Progress on my e-maxx, Not going well

[mmdooley]

Here's some pic's of some progress I have made on my maxx. But I am having trouble with my bl. I connected the wires in series, and when I started to program the esc it would not program, no beeps , no smoke , no nothing. When I connect the wire to energize the system it sparks. I double checked all connections and can't find a problem. Oh yea I have a MX-3 receiver. Can someone help please!!