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by oakwhiz 1227 days ago
It's due to non-isolated converters where an EMI filter is a part of the line side using X/Y capacitors to cross over. The device isn't solidly grounded but it's also not totally floating either. There's some leakage across it.
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Thank you. This seems like the only reasonable explanation I've come across after a ton of reading around.