I want to drive a number of LM350 and 445nm diodes off a UPS. The UPS will be powered by a two stroke generator. The LM350s are heatsinked and driven at around 1.2A. They'll be on continuously for 12 hours or so per day.
I hope that the UPS battery will smooth out voltage spikes caused by the cheapie generator and recharging inverter, but I don't know if that's the case. Does anyone here have any experience with this?
Also, is 13.8v too high to drive this circuit? I have the impression from my reading that "diodes set their own voltage and the linear driver will burn off the excess". Is that more or less correct, in layman's terms?
A side note: I have two inverters, one in my car and this UPS. Both seem to put out a lot of stray voltage/earth leakage. Is this normal/expected?
I hope that the UPS battery will smooth out voltage spikes caused by the cheapie generator and recharging inverter, but I don't know if that's the case. Does anyone here have any experience with this?
Also, is 13.8v too high to drive this circuit? I have the impression from my reading that "diodes set their own voltage and the linear driver will burn off the excess". Is that more or less correct, in layman's terms?
A side note: I have two inverters, one in my car and this UPS. Both seem to put out a lot of stray voltage/earth leakage. Is this normal/expected?