Patent ID: 7423846

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a magnetic head apparatus, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a wiring member having a reproducing conductive pattern connected with a reproducing element for detecting magnetic signals recorded on a recording medium by magnetoresistive effect and a recording conductive pattern connected with a recording element for recording magnetic signals on the recording medium; (b) attaching a slider and the wiring member to elastic support members, the slider carrying the reproducing element and the recording element; (c) mounting, on the elastic support members, piezoelectric elements for changing a posture of the slider by causing distortions to the elastic support members; (d) equalizing the electric potentials of all the electrodes of the piezoelectric elements by using a movable connector that is operable to be moved into a first position that electrically connects the electrodes of the piezoelectric elements together and into a second position that electrically disconnects the electrodes of the piezoelectric elements; and (e) cleaning the elastic support members to which the slider and the wiring member are attached while the electrodes of the piezoelectric elements have equal electric potentials.