GIC Black Series Patron Questions & Answers
13 questions from our users
Looking at getting a patron what's the biggest size fridge/freezer it can take. Cheers P
Hey, can anyone give me the dimensions of the stove top cooker for the Patron? Thanks
Hi there.
I have just bought a 2017 patron second hand and can’t seem to find anywhere to charge the batteries other than the Anderson plug or unpacking the tent and connecting directly to the batteries. Is there somewhere I can change the batteries from the outside?
Also, I can’t seem to find anywhere a 240v plug is so I can run the trailer on power when I’m at a powered site.
Any help would be appreciated
Hi there mate, the only way to get to the batteries is from inside under the seat.
The trailer comes with a 240 volt charger which is in a access hatch on the other side of the trailer on the left the...
Thanks mate. That does help. It does have the 240 charger so I’ll be looking at fitting one.
Thanks.
2 questions. The ignition for the stove is not connected on my patron? Is there a manual to do this or am I missing something? My water gauge is on zero regardless of the water level, where do I find the sensor connection or a wiring diagram? Help appreciated.
Mate, not sure about the water gauge, but connecting the stove is a easy fix. From Jaycar or most electrical shops you can buy one of those 9v plastic battery holders with a pos & neg wire coming from...
Read more it. Just need to put a new battery into it and connect the two wires below your stove. From the back of it you should notice a small plastic terminal block with two wires, only need to connect it on there.
What’s the little door for that clips back to the bed for ? on the dominator black series
Hi Kevin,
It's an entry door, designed to keep the children inside the camper.
I just purchased a 2022 patron. Anyone have a user manual or any info on the battery charger that is installed
Hi. It depends on the charger, if its the one came with it ( it has analog level) then id recommend disconnect it from the power once the battery is full.
It says on it that it is a 3 phase smart charger. I have a photo of it but don’t know how to upload it on here.
are there heaters or furnaces in the patron?
Hi Joe
The patron doesn't have any heaters unfortunately.
I picked up my Patron in Melbourne in March and have not had the chance to use it yet due to Covid. The batteries and inverter were not wired when i picked it up. Where can i get some instructions please?
Mate you can follow the facebook page “Black Series Owners - Hard Floor Campers”. It is a very helpful site on which you can search and filter all sorts of advice and information.
Hi Terry,
The batteries would be wired in, I believe the inverter and battery charger were possibly not wired in?...
Read more You will find 2 red wires and 2 black wires, you will get one red and one black wire from the inverter and run it to one positive terminal on one battery and the black wire to a negative terminal on second battery. Do the same with the battery charger.
Thanks Team
Is there a diagram I can use please. Must admit to being surprised and disappointed this was not done prior to handover.
What maximum Engle or Waeco size fridge/freezer will fit on sliding draw of the patron 2018 model please?
Hi Hollie, you can follow the "GIC Black Series Campers Owners Group" on facebook to find lots of good information. I personally have a 95lt Waeco in my Patron camper and it works very well.
Hi Hollie
The fridge slide dimensions on the Patron are ...
Read moreHeight: 525mm Width: 610mm Length: 990mm
Have just purchased out patron and trying to connect 95l waeco fridge....however unable to get power to work to the fridge. Have tested the fridge to separate power source and it worked fine. Can’t work out how to access fuses to test if there is a fuse issue. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated
Hi Casey, congratulations on your purchase.
On the other side of the camper there is a door just next to the boat rack there are buttons and straight above them there are little black dots those are p...
Hi, there are a number of things people are commenting on in this regard. Firstly, is it a new Patron, older models apparently have thinner cabling running to the fridge compartment which requires new...
Read more cabling to be run through. If you do get power through to the fridge compartment have a look at your Waeco fridge settings and change your battery monitor level to "LOW". If your fridge is operated when the vehicle ignition is switched off, the fridge switches off automatically as soon as the supply voltage falls below a set level. The cooler will switch back on once the battery has been recharged to the restart voltage level. The battery monitor mode can be selected as follows: 1. Switch on the fridge.
Hi there mate, i agree with Barry, the ignition is disconnected from factory for safety reasons, i have a patron myself and i love it.
Good luck.
Hi guys, picked up my Patron a little over a month ago from Sydney, such an awesome camper.
Just wondering how to connect the stove igniter, as under the stove seems to have wiring hooked up to it, but just can't get it to work. Where do I connect it up?
Hi Chris, you can follow the Facebook Group "Black Series Owners - Hard Floor Campers" for a lot of info and mods that you can learn from. This topic has been addressed in there. In short, you have to...
Read more connect it yourself. There are a few cheap solutions for this and it's really not hard to do. Happy campingHi Chris
You will have to connect it yourself, you can connect it into the 2.5mm socket next to your kitchen.
The wiring can be purchased from Jaycar electronics.
Hello Barry
I am very tempted to buy the Patron and so are 2 of my friends but we are also a bit apprehensive after reading Tony and Aussiegotconned's reviews. Can you please shed some more light in Gic's defense against the reviews?
Thanks in advance,
Gurinder
Bureau Of 4X4 Inc.
Hey Mate, I cant speak for GIC as I dont have anything to do with them. I can only go by my own experience which has been positive. I guess it comes down to expectations. Don't spend 20k thinking ...
Read moreyou are getting the same as you would spending 50k. jump on https://www.facebook.com/groups/102905463381190/ there are more patron owners there than anywhere else and you can get opinions from them aswell (the good and the bad)Get an answer from our members and GIC representatives
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