Vector 3S (dis-)connects every 15s after stopping

Had no issues for two years, until suddenly my Vector 3S has decided to need a "warm-up phase" of a few minutes after waking up, in which it connects/disconnects repeatedly to my Edge 520+ every 15s or so until it becomes stable. When I stop for even only a short break the same thing happens. I have gone through the process of playing with new batteries (LR44s), cleaning contacts, using droplets of WD 40. Same thing.

Calibration or software updates therefore won't work either, as they go back to sleep once I stop.

Any ideas would be much appreciated, thanks in advance to y'all!