Bart, thanks for the feedback. I posted this because I've been driving myself nuts trying to figure out how to build a harness properly. This video is the first time I've actually seen it done (remember, I'm still a newbie at RC) and helped me to instantly see some mistakes I made when trying to harness four JST leads together. Truth is, I simply don't have the soldering skills like I saw on that video.
Thanks heaps for pointing out the errors in his process. I was wondering about the wire ties too...thought it was a bit funky IMHO.
I've been reading a lot of threads lately with some posters (not here on this forum...the other forum) expressing doubt about the integrity of PDB's, especially over time. I've seen some people come back and say wiring harness' are the way to go, even though in my mind PDB's are so much cleaner. Wow, so MUCH to learn!