Patent ID: 8487609

Claim:
A test apparatus to test a read head, the read head defining a read head height between an air bearing surface and a read head top face, the read head also defining a read head width between a first read head side and a second read head side, the read head also defining a read head length between a read head trailing face and a read head leading face, the test apparatus comprising: a rotatable spindle; a disk attached to the rotatable spindle, the disk including a major surface; and a holder oriented to hold the read head with its air bearing surface adjacent the major surface of the disk during testing, the holder comprising: a channel including a first side wall and defining a channel longitudinal axis parallel to the first side wall, the channel defining a lateral direction that is normal to the first side wall, the read head disposed at least partially within the channel; a first gas jet pointing into the channel and impinging upon the read head top face.