A magnetic recording head comprises a write pole having a tip adjacent to an air bearing surface of the recording head, a return pole magnetically coupled to the write pole, a conductor positioned adjacent to at least one edge of the write pole at the air bearing surface for carrying current to produce a magnetic field that saturates at least a portion of the write pole and augments a write field, a first conductive heat sink connected to a first end of the conductor, and a second conductive heat sink connected to a second end of the conductor. Disc drives that include the recording head are also included.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/084,033, filed Feb. 27, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,665,136, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
