Okay, so I got a little ahead of myself. The connector worked but still had a little intermittency. Upon closer inspection, one of the wire legs was craked (sic - was nuking proper spelling). I was able to fix it but found the connector part number if anyone else has a broken connector. See this datasheet:

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You will need the 18 pin connector -

Hirose ST60-18P(50)


which can be found at Digikey or Mouser for a little over $2. You can also check:

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for other suppliers. Not sure if the 'X' shield is needed since I didn't order - sorry.