Patent ID: 7509224

Claim:
A method for making an electrical connection between: a head gimbal assembly having an electrical contact with a first side and a second side opposite the first side, and a tester having a conductive pad, the method comprising: providing a solderless connector comprising: a housing comprising bores, wherein the bores extend from a first side of the housing to a second opposed side of the housing; and conductors within the bores of the housing, wherein each of the conductors has a first end protruding from the a first side of the housing and a second end protruding from the a second side of the housing; positioning the solderless connector so that the first end of each of the conductors engages the conductive pad of the tester; and applying a clamp to the first side of the electrical contact on the head gimbal assembly to urge the second side of the electrical contact against the second end of each of the conductors on the solderless connector.