I have a Damon Astoria and was wondering if anyone out there knew much about these. I'm looking to find information about the converter & inverter of these units. Mine is a 2005 and is loaded, but I don't know if I have an inverter providing me 120v from the batts. I have been digging through my manuals, but have so many that I'm going blind trying to find anything about this information. In fact, I'm not even sure where my converter is as I have never seen it. I think they have it buried in the wall between the battery compartment and the breaker panel inside.

Locate your interior fuse / breaker boxes for the coach (not the chassis). Probably in the rear bedroom. Now go to the basement compartment closest to the breaker box location in your basement. The converter will be a silver colored box mounted to the side wall of the storage compartment with a small fan housing about 3" in diameter at the end of the converter which is about a foot square and 3" deep. Inverter should be mounted nearby and is probably black and may be a little larger

On my 2000 Ultrasport which is the predecessor of the Astoria, my converter is in the vanity beside the bed. It hums and can be easily detected.

Thank you both. I'm still looking for that sucker. 99% sure I have no inverter, but I know there is a converter as I found the paper work. Now to just locate it. They must have it hid somewhere behind something. It is not in either compartment on the side where the coach fuses & breakers are. I can't even find it following the cables from the coach batt's. They disapear into the coach.:SChecking inside now all cubbies.. :)

No, not familiar with the Damon Astoria, but I did find a converter under the washing machine in a Pace Arrow. Maybe look for a vent cover to find the converter.

cross country wrote:No, not familiar with the Damon Astoria, but I did find a converter under the washing machine in a Pace Arrow. Maybe look for a vent cover to find the converter.Cool thanks. My DP is washer/dryer set up ready and that is on the other side of the bus. Haven't looked there, but it is almost directly across from the fuses & breakers.I've been turning on the lights and anything I can to make sure the fan is running so I can hear it. All I hear is the solenoid humming that is in the battery compartment.. I have faith I will find it...:W Just not sure when.. LOL

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capndan77
Explorer
Nov 30, 2012
Locate your interior fuse / breaker boxes for the coach (not the chassis). Probably in the rear bedroom. Now go to the basement compartment closest to the breaker box location in your basement. The converter will be a silver colored box mounted to the side wall of the storage compartment with a small fan housing about 3" in diameter at the end of the converter which is about a foot square and 3" deep. Inverter should be mounted nearby and is probably black and may be a little larger
J_Walker
Explorer
Nov 30, 2012
On my 2000 Ultrasport which is the predecessor of the Astoria, my converter is in the vanity beside the bed. It hums and can be easily detected.
gsf35099
Explorer
Nov 30, 2012
Thank you both. I'm still looking for that sucker. 99% sure I have no inverter, but I know there is a converter as I found the paper work. Now to just locate it. They must have it hid somewhere behind something. It is not in either compartment on the side where the coach fuses & breakers are. I can't even find it following the cables from the coach batt's. They disapear into the coach.:S
Checking inside now all cubbies.. :)
cross_country
Explorer
Nov 30, 2012
No, not familiar with the Damon Astoria, but I did find a converter under the washing machine in a Pace Arrow. Maybe look for a vent cover to find the converter.
gsf35099
Explorer
Nov 30, 2012
cross country wrote:
No, not familiar with the Damon Astoria, but I did find a converter under the washing machine in a Pace Arrow. Maybe look for a vent cover to find the converter.

Cool thanks. My DP is washer/dryer set up ready and that is on the other side of the bus. Haven't looked there, but it is almost directly across from the fuses & breakers.
I've been turning on the lights and anything I can to make sure the fan is running so I can hear it. All I hear is the solenoid humming that is in the battery compartment..
I have faith I will find it...:W Just not sure when.. LOL
Ranger_Reg
Explorer
Dec 01, 2012
I had an Astoria a few years ago and it had an inverter. If you look above the door where the slide buttons are, there should be a little box with a buttons for charger and inverter. It could have a brand name Magmum. You could also call Thor in elkhart and give them the serial # and they could tell you everything about your rig. I loved my astoria.....
catallison777
Explorer
Dec 01, 2012
Dont know if this will help but on my ultrasport the converter is in the most rear passenger side bay.... good luck
gsf35099
Explorer
Dec 01, 2012
Ranger Reg wrote:
I had an Astoria a few years ago and it had an inverter. If you look above the door where the slide buttons are, there should be a little box with a buttons for charger and inverter. It could have a brand name Magmum. You could also call Thor in elkhart and give them the serial # and they could tell you everything about your rig. I loved my astoria.....

Thanks a bunch. I'm still searching.. :-/ I know that thing is somewhere.
My wife and I love our Astoria. This is the first DP we bought and have had it 4 years now. I was asking the DW is she wanted to look at something different because of rates for financing being so low, but we got a smoking deal on this one. Plus even though the engine is only a 300 hp & alison is a 5 speed, I appear to get better MPG than the big boys and we love the Astoria. We are just going to keep it and do some minor upgrades to the floor, tv's, & counter's. :B
Mike_and_Trish
Explorer
Dec 02, 2012
If you have the "Waldorf Edition" with full body paint, etc., you probably have a 600-watt inverter, according to this. Thor Motor Coach has a section on their site with archived brochures back to 2005 or so, and owner's manuals for some of those..
gsf35099
Explorer
Dec 02, 2012
Mike and Trish wrote:
If you have the "Waldorf Edition" with full body paint, etc., you probably have a 600-watt inverter, according to this. Thor Motor Coach has a section on their site with archived brochures back to 2005 or so, and owner's manuals for some of those..

Thanks for letting me know about the info on Thor's web. I have been there several times and not noticed that. Unfortunately, I do not have the "Waldorf Edition" and I have now unplugged the shore power and made sure I had no AC power inside. Unless I have an inverter that I don't know hot to turn on, I don't have one. I still can't find the darn converter that I know is there.. I sent a few questions to the email link on the Thor website to see if I can get information on my unit by providing them the vin.
Thanks again.