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:

Part Name

Contributor

Beamline (Black Wire from HGA)

Norm Gagnon

Booster Tube

Norm Gagnon

Bumper

(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