Patent ID: 6943971

Claim:
A slider tester, which tests reading and writing functions of a slider for reading data from and writing data on a recording medium, comprising: a testing device for testing said functions of the slider; and a setting plate holding the slider and electrically connecting the slider to said testing device, said setting plate separating the slider a prescribed distance from the recording medium during the test so as to read data from and write data on the recording medium, wherein the slider can be independently attached to and detached from said setting plate; and wherein said setting plate includes: a gimbal made of a metal plate having at least one slit, said gimbal moving the slider to and away from the recording medium and inclining the slider in optional directions; and a fixed base section, to which the slider is detachably attached, being attached to said gimbal; and further wherein said slider tester includes a press pin biasing said fixed base section toward the recording medium.