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No, you need a path to ground for any current to flow. You need a difference in electrical potential more specifically. When insulated, there is no difference.
by throw-qqqqq 2y ago
No, you need a path to ground for any current to flow. You need a difference in electrical potential more specifically.
When insulated, there is no difference. Your potential is “floating”.
- gridspy 2y agoWell, more correctly the difference needs to exceed the breakdown voltage of the insulation barrier. Or (depending on the insulator) some current might flow the entire time, but a limited amount.