Ribbon cable (thin film) connctors

[Jerry In Maine]

I need to move the CCD assembly of a digital camera outside of the cameras case. The connections between the CCD and the rest of the camera is made via a thin plastic film "ribbon cable". The conductors are printed on to an insulative film with conductive ink.

I'm wondering if "ready made" extenders are available - and if not how one might go about making extensions.

I've come up with a crude method in which the film fits into a slit cut into a small piece of plastic and a 2-56 screw threads down onto the trace thus making the necessary contact. Two of these would then be connected by stranded wires.

Wondering if there's more elegant way.

Thanks

[johnny "skorp"]

Do you have any picturs of the film and the CCD ?
You can get ribbon cable from radio spare in 9, 15, 25, & 37 way.
I would solder the new ribbon cable to the camera, and then solder it to the end of the CCD ribbon, insulating with a small amount of bathroom sealent when finished.
Post some pictures, then I maybe able to help more.