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The fan is in the trash now, so I'm not worried about it.

Yeah, we gave it a test today with the configuration I had, based on what the switch looks like inside I either got it wrong (wiring), or it's dead. The motor had been seizing up for about 2 months and we've been spraying the back cylinder with WD40 and that usually solved it for a week or so.

The fan is really old - it's also really simple; it may not have a fuse? It's a 20" Box fan, if that helps. My apologies for the lack of information.

So, I have this Lasko 20" Box Fan that I think is dead; with one of two possible causes: One, the motor is bad in which case, new fan Two, the switch quit, in which case, I have an AC power line from the wall, with two wires, no ground, connected to the fan. The fan has a rotating-type switch...