Disk read-and-write head
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A disk read-and-write head is the small part of a disk drive that moves above the disk platter and transforms the platter's magnetic field into electric current or, vice versa, transforms electric cur
A hard disk head and arm on a platter
Microphotograph of a hard disk head. The size of the front edge is about 0.3 × 1.2 mm. The functional part of the head is the round, orange structure in the middle. Also note the connection wires bonded to gold-plated pads.
Read–write head of a 3 TB hard disk drive manufactured in 2013. The dark rectangular component is the slider and is 1.25 mm long. The platter surface moves past the head from right to left.
Tape head
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A tape head is a type of transducer used in tape recorders to convert electrical signals to magnetic fluctuations and vice versa. They can also be used to read credit/debit/gift cards because the stri
Disk read-and-write head
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Tape head assembly from a compact cassette deck. The compact cassette uses four tracks, two for each side; visible are two heads (the silver rectangles inside the black rectangle) for playing one side of the tape at a time.
Erase head
D6 HDTV VTR Scanner and video head, removed
Inside a D6 HDTV VTR Tape Deck, VTR Scanner and video head in place.