# electric fan install help.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [May 4, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-fan-install-help/142416 "2006-05-04T21:02:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TravyPoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@TravyPoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TravyPoo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-fan-install-help/142416/1 "2006-05-04T21:02:15Z")
I installed my altima fans into my 240 last night, and they have worked until tonight. i wired each fan into separate relays and ran them to a switch to control the fans manually. i popped my hood to check my oil and noticed both of my inline fuses were blown (20 amp fuses). i put a 30 amp fuse and a 25 into the other and the 25 amp fuse blew again, so i only have one fan working at the moment and when i tried to put a bigger fuse into the other fan the wire got very hot and started to burn…does anyone have any ideas as to why i keep blowing fuses and why my one fan isnt wanting to work anymore? could it be a bad connection possibly? ---
**Author:** ![Dynamo7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@Dynamo7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dynamo7)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-fan-install-help/142416/2 "2006-05-04T22:15:29Z")
Could be a bad or dirty connection, the wire u used might not be a large enough guage to handle the amperage required by the fans. Same with the relays. A wire coulda rubbed through and is either grounding out or shorting to another one. How exactly do u have it wired? eg, wat pins on the relay go where.(30,87,87a,85,86) And where are u gettin the activation power from? Hope this helps, PM or MSN me if u need more help. ---
**Author:** ![beatshack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@beatshack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beatshack)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-fan-install-help/142416/3 "2006-05-04T23:17:01Z")
Where do you have them grounded? ---
**Author:** ![TravyPoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@TravyPoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TravyPoo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-fan-install-help/142416/4 "2006-05-05T09:06:23Z")
I wired them properly to the relays and i used proper gauged wire as well. Im going to clean up the grounds better and use bigger of fuses. hopefully that helps. :shifter: i grounded the fans beside the headlight assembly and i grounded the switch by the kick panel… ---
**Author:** ![TravyPoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@TravyPoo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TravyPoo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-fan-install-help/142416/5 "2006-05-05T17:18:35Z")
figured out what the problem was. 😃