Ion Arm

The Ion Arm is the long protruding piece from the upper left corner of the Proton Pack. It is mounted on the EDA and is an add-on piece from the overall Proton Pack "shell". On the Ion Arm are three resistors; the two Dale Resistors, and the Sage Resistor. The Ion Arm was made from metal on the Hero Proton Packs used in Ghostbusters, but resin and fiberglass copies were made for the stunt packs. Aside from the material used, there is no noticeable difference between the Ion Arms of the two movies. At the end of the Ion Arm is a machined block of aluminum with two copper rods, a long one on the bottom and a short one on top. This part differs from one movie to the next: in the first movie a Clippard elbow was installed on top of it, and the whole part, rods and all, was painted black. In the second movie, there was no Clippard (which was on the Ion Arm itself) and only the block was painted and heavily weathered to expose the metal.