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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank W. Schadewald, Jr., Bloomington, MN (US);
Mark J. Schaenzer, Eagan, MN (US);
Zuxuan Lin, Shakopee, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 9/09 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 9/09 ;
Abstract
A connector board which interfaces a disk drive head assembly to a test apparatus. The connector board is capable of being separated into segments which facilitate head assembly testing without changing connector boards, wherein test connections may be established supporting differing numbers of head assembly wires. By way of example, the connector board is adapted so that it may be used with either four-wire heads or two-wire heads, and further provides simplified separation should only a two-wire connection be required.