maybe it is hdd sleep issue? it dumps file into ram, hdd idles, sleeps, laptop disconnects (due to some arcane parameter), it queries it, then it takes time to spin? does same thing happens if you actively do other stuff on hdd (opening/closing file every 2 min for example)?
I’ve gotten coke on my nvme drive, after dunking it in distilled water couple of times and drying at 60 it worked 👌 the main thing which might fry anything is the case when voltage controls from battery/wall get bypassed. The chips in production are washed with deionized water on some steps, no problem. The structural damage comes from 7v+ voltages and prolonged exposure. (But something like data integrity can go to shits, that’s just chance. P.s. Obviously, you can’t heat up or wash battery).
which country you from homie? I can find you a massacre you have long forgotten and nobody was punished.