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FLY CAPABLE SLIDER TEST SOCKET

  • US 20120008226A1
  • Filed: 08/09/2011
  • Published: 01/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A head suspension assembly for a slider tester, comprising:

  • a load stem having a first end affixed to a preload spring assembly;

    a gimbal assembly affixed to a second end of the load stem;

    a socket coupled to the gimbal assembly, the socket adapted to releasably secure a slider through a closed curved spring beam wherein a surface of a dimple of the gimbal assembly transfers a preload from the load stem to a surface of the socket; and

    an electrical interconnect adapted to couple to the slider when the slider is secured in the socket, wherein the electrical interconnect includes flexible electrical contacts having a contact surface that is substantially parallel to a contact surface of solder pads, the solder pads operable to transport signals from the slider to remote circuitry.

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