Dependent temperature control within disk drive testing systems
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1. A method of controlling temperature of test slots in a disk drive testing system, the method comprising:
- controlling at least two subject disk drive test slots to have different temperatures;
regulating temperature changes of a subject test slot based on one or more operating conditions of one or more other test slots neighboring the subject test slot.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a temperature of a test slot in a disk drive testing system includes regulating temperature changes of a subject test slot based on one or more operating conditions of one or more other test slots neighboring the subject test slot.
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1. A method of controlling temperature of test slots in a disk drive testing system, the method comprising:
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controlling at least two subject disk drive test slots to have different temperatures; regulating temperature changes of a subject test slot based on one or more operating conditions of one or more other test slots neighboring the subject test slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A disk drive testing system comprising:
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at least one test rack comprising; multiple test slots, each test slot being configured to receive a disk drive for testing; and test electronics in electrical communication with the test slots and configured to adjust operating temperatures of at least two test slots to have different temperatures, the test electronics further configured to regulate changes to the operating temperature of each test slot based, at least in part, on an operating condition of at least one other one of the test slots. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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