CPC G11B 5/3169 (2013.01) [B24B 37/005 (2013.01); G11B 5/3116 (2013.01); G11B 5/3166 (2013.01); G11B 5/3906 (2013.01); G11B 5/6011 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49032 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49048 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5313 (2015.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A slider for use within a disk drive, the slider having magnetic read and write transducers, the slider comprising:
a trailing edge,
an array of transducer bond pads along the trailing edge, and
at least one electrical lapping guide bond pad, wherein the electrical lapping guide bond pad is configured to be electrically connected to a transducer device after a lapping operation associated with the at least one electrical guide bond pad is ceased, and wherein the transducer device is configured to be functional during disk drive operation.
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