Electric Fan not working?

[driftedtofu]

I noticed today that my electric fan stopped working, to which my radiator said forget it and decided to boil the fluid.

So I was wondering what the big advantage to using the electric fan vs just putting the stock one back in (besides the fact that I dont have one)? I think its just a wiring problem actually, and dont know if i did something when I was messing around with some of my other electrical crap. However since i have zero knowledge of electronics and what not I was wondering what are some places I should be checking and what to look for.

[240sxFTW]

do you have an inline fuse hooked up? There should be fuses in the fans themselves. Check your wiring again and look for fuses.

[im_looking_for_a_240sx]

if you did like me and just wired your fans to a switch then the switch itself may have melted. try wiring in a relay and fuse or inspecting the switch to see if thats the problem.

[lilpiton]

what kind of fen controller you using i had problems with me DIF fan controller and end up being that the wires werent tuching good.

[TimTurboZ]

hook the positive wire to the fan to the battery if it turns on you have a wiring issue if not fan motor died seems simple to me

[Two Fowty]

yea it coulda just melted it. i run my fans through one of the fuses in my fuse box. it was melted a while back when i checked it out, but the fuse still worked, so idk.. check and see if it is damaged.

and as for the advantage of electric fans vs stock, electric frees up a few ponies that are lost by having to spin that stock fan around. thats really the only thing i can think of, besides the fact that it frees up a bit of space in the engine bay, and i think stock fan is ugly! well thats my 2 cents

[driftedtofu]

hmm..im thinking of just taking out the electric fan and sticking to the mechanical one since its so much easier to figure out...

any thoughts?