If you look closely in the courtroom scenes both the right hand switches are up/active.
Now, it gets a wee bit confusing. For the courtroom battle in GB2, the operation is a bit different. This scene appears to show that the Packs *can* indeed be activated by entirely by the wand, separate of the main Pack switch implied in the first film, and shown in Afterlife. The courtroom battle shows Venkman activating his thrower by hitting the bottom left or "ACTIVATE" switch, which turns on the SLO-BLO light, the white hat light under the Clippard, and the vent lights all at the same time. We see Egon activate his thrower with the same switch, though this was because Harold and Bill used the same prop for this sequence. The deleted scene with Louis using the Super Hero Pack prop also shows him activating the thrower with the same "ACTIVATE" switch as the Venkman Pack prop from the courtroom battle. Why the discrepancy in how the Packs work? What is the canon explanation?
I see a few options. One, the Packs were built by two guys, so it's entirely possible that errors were made in their startup sequences. Two, the Packs' circuitry was modified between GB1 & GB2, allowing for the Packs to be quick-started by their Neutrona Wands, in the event of needing to activate the Pack solo. Personally, I like the second one.
Maybe that bypasses the "safety" feature and starts it ALL at once, explaining the unique two tone starting sound. (one for the pack, the other for the wand)
Could also be the back switch is just a circuit breaker, and Rays pack power switch was already set to on at the hotel.
It's also possible we could be over analyzing a 40 year old comedy, but that seems like the least likely explanation.
PS: awesome manual, ever hear back if you could post it in full?
Statistics: Posted by Dr. Stantz — August 1st, 2024, 6:20 pm