Hi guys,
My first post and I hope my question is not too stupid.
I am wondering whether there is a situation in which it is not a good idea to connect a large flyback diode to my lab power supply.
Concrete background:
I bought a 12V DC (car) ozon generator on ebay and would like to power it from my lab power supply with a switch. I don't know the exact internal circuitry of the ozon generator, but it certainly contains a high frequency high voltage transformer (~ 3kV). The ozon generator consumes ~ 7A and I would like to avoid damaging my PS when opening the DC circuit by just using a flyback diode (V(RRM)=1kV / I(AV)=10A) (in case it creates a voltage spike). I am almost certain that there must be something internal that prevents voltage peaks, but I don't want to risk it.
Is there any reason why this could be a bad idea?
Thanks!