Method of reworking magnetic head assembly in which electrode pad of magnetic head slider and electrode pad of suspension are soldered to each other

摘要

Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a method of reworking a magnetic head assembly in which an electrode pad of a magnetic head slider and an electrode pad of a suspension are soldered so as to be perpendicular to each other and in which a defective slider is replaced with a new slider when the magnetic head slider is the defective slider. The method includes planarizing a solder, which bonds the electrode pad of the defective slider and the electrode pad of the suspension, on the electrode pad of the suspension by a hot wind and reusing the planarized solder to bond the electrode pad of the new slider replaced for the defective slider and the electrode pad of the suspension to each other.