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Ghost Voltage on Analgo Input Channel on SCU Board

Why am I seeing a ghost voltage on one channel on the SCBoard with nothing connected? I should be reading close to 0V from this channel with no connection.

 

A new signal conditioning board has been replaced.

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Input bias current?

Common voltage input circuits have a small current leaking out. Could be some fA up to some nA. Together with the input impedance ( R and C here) this results in measurable voltage at the input.

What do you measure with a 10M or 1M (or 50) resistor at the input?

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