Apparatus including pin adapter for air bearing surface (ABS) lapping

摘要

A system is provided for measuring a head during a lapping process. First provided is a wafer including at least one head each having an electrical lapping guide (ELG), a plurality of wafer contacts in electrical communication with the ELG, and a closure formed thereon defining a slot in which the wafer contacts are positioned. Also included is a lapping cable coupled to a testing device. The lapping cable includes a plurality of lapping cable contacts. An adapter includes a plurality of adapter contacts in electrical communication with the lapping cable contacts. The adapter contacts are removably positionable in electrical communication with the wafer contacts for measuring the head during a lapping process.