My Electronics Knowledge is zero point zero plus lots more zeroes with maybe a one at the end. So why did I think I could fix a flaky ccd in a video camera ?

because I was hoping against hope it was just a lose connection, well I’ve opened the camera up (I’m sure I didn’t need to unscrew all 19 screws), and well look.

I mean what can I do with that, It’s still bust, even like this (no, really!), there are no lose bits, other than the ones where I’ve taken screws out, so I think it’s broken, the next step is to screw it back together, and put it away for a day or two and hope that fixes it……. Did I mention I’m a software engineer?