[TenTec] omni v short dits

[ac5e at comcast.net]

Well, after ten years or so memory gets tricky but the paddles plugged into a mini stereo phone jack on the right side of the rig, facing the back. Said jack going to the internal keyer, if my memory serves. The straight/bug key jack should be an RCA jack on the same row of jacks as the relay jack close to the bottom of the rig. 
One Field Day we had a guy bring a bug with a phone plug and an adapter who tried to use his bug in a manner unacceptable to the V. I don't remember what problem it caused but I do remember being roused from a sound sleep to find a proper adapter and plug it into the straight key jack. Which solved that problem but poor baby couldn't adjust the keyer speed from the Omni's front panel any more. 
Just as a general comment, making the dangerous assumption that we are talking about a Vibroplex bug, the dash and dot contacts should be tied together with a flat strap along the left side of the base, and another strap should go from the dot contact to the front binding post on the weight damper end (rear) of the bug. The only thing shifting the weight from the dot spring collar to the damper will do is increase (in) or decrease (out) the dot speed. 
73  Pete Allen  AC5E
Never squat with your spurs on