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: A more detailed list as well as who came up with them can be found here: [row] [cell][largetext]Part Name[/largetext][/cell][cell][largetext]Contributor[/largetext][/cell] [/row] [row] [cell]Beamline (Black Wire from HGA)[/cell][cell]Norm Gagnon[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/booster-tube/]Booster Tube[/wikilink][/cell][cell]Norm Gagnon[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/bumper/]Bumper[/wikilink][/cell][cell](Originally "Cyclotron Band" by Mike Neal)[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell]Clippard Valve[/cell][cell](Originally "Modular Valve" by Norm Gagnon)[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/crank-generator/]Crank Generator[/wikilink][/cell][cell]Mike Neal & Norm Gagnon[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/cyclotron/]Cyclotron[/wikilink][/cell][cell]Norm Gagnon[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/EDA/]EDA[/wikilink] (Electro-Static Dissipation Assembly)[/cell][cell]CPU64[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/filler-tubes/]Filler Tubes[/wikilink][/cell][cell]aka "Filler Plug" by Norm Gagnon[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/crank-generator/]Gearbox[/wikilink][/cell][cell]Mike Neal & Norm Gagnon[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/HGA/]Hydrogen Gas Actuator[/wikilink] (HGA)[/cell][cell]CPU64[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell]Injector Lead Wires[/cell][cell]CPU64[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/injectors/]Injectors[/wikilink][/cell][cell]Norm Gagnon[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell]Ion Regulation Wire (Red Wire on Cyclotron)[/cell][cell]El[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell]Ion Wire #3 (Red Wire from HGA)[/cell][cell]El[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/legris/]Legris[/wikilink] Elbow[/cell][cell](Originally "Inverse Protonic Electrode" by CPU64)[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell]Shockmount aka Ion Knob[/cell][cell]Norm Gagnon[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/motherboard/]Motherboard[/wikilink][/cell][cell]Wes Martin[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/n-filter/]N-Filter[/wikilink][/cell][cell]Norm Gagnon[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/power-cell/]Power Cell[/wikilink][/cell][cell]El[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/PPD/]Primary Power Distributor[/wikilink] (PPD)[/cell][cell]CPU64[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell]Ribbon Cable[/cell][cell](Originally "Power Cell Regulation Band" by El)[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell][wikilink=/equipment/proton-pack/part-names/synchronous-generator /]Synchronous Generator[/wikilink][/cell][cell]Norm Gagnon[/cell] [/row] [row] [cell]Vacuum Pump[/cell][cell]Mike Neal & Norm Gagnon[/cell] [/row]

[hr] *While AJ was a member of the group he did not come up with any viable names, but was an important member and did help in the naming process... along with so many others.