Proton Pack Part Names

The names of each part of the Proton Pack were invented by a number of fans in 1999. A group was created with a number of knowledgable Ghostbusters Fans at the time. They included Norm Gagnon, Mike Neal, Wes Martin, AJ Quick, CPU64, & El among a few others.

Although the fictional part names were invented by this group, several pieces carry the names of the actual parts used on the packs. These include the ribbon cable, the Clippard valves, the heatsink, and the Legris elbow. Another part, the cyclotron, uses the name of a real piece of scientific equipment. However, a real cyclotron would be much too large to carry on one's back.

This diagram mentions a few of the part names:

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A more detailed list as well as who came up with them can be found here:

Part Name Contributor

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Beamline (Black Wire from HGA) Norm Gagnon Booster Tube (Originally "Cyclotron Band" by Mike Neal) Clippard Valve (Originally "Modular Valve" by Norm Gagnon) Crank Generator/Gearbox/Vacuum Pump Mike Neal & Norm Gagnon Cyclotron Norm Gagnon EDA (Electro-Static Dissipation Assembly) CPU64 Filler Tubes aka "Filler Plug" by Norm Gagnon Hydrogen Gas Actuator (HGA) CPU64 Injector Lead Wires CPU64 Injectors Norm Gagnon Ion Regulation Wire (Red Wire on Cyclotron) "El" Ion Wire #3 (Red Wire from HGA) "El" Legris Elbow (Originally "Inverse Protonic Electrode" by CPU64) Shockmount aka Ion Knob Norm Gagnon Motherboard Wes Martin N-Filter Norm Gagnon Power Cell "El" Primary Power Distributor (PPD) CPU64 Ribbon Cable (Originally "Power Cell Regulation Band" by "El") Synchronous Generator Norm Gagnon