Hi Fossil,
No, this will not hurt the receiver, you may plug the battery into any of the channel ports you like without worry.
I hope you find this information helpful. You can also reach our Futaba support technical team at 217-398-8970, or via fax at 217-398-7721.
Sincerely,
Krysta
Lead Futaba Customer Service and Programming Technician
Also you may want to check our Website at (
http://www.futaba-rc.com)