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Best way I have found is to use the low volume hi hat with open back headphones and no triggers.
Won't work with the original HH trigger system, don't know about the new one but I imagine it would need some DIY work.

Hi Anders,
Unfortunately  I had some mild latency and audio problems with the Sandisk Ultra 80MB/s SDHC I class 10 16GB.
I am still looking for a suitable card that is currently available.
Ben

The rim is intact, and I now understand the rim trigger much better.
Nocturno, i did find this to be true. Due to double triggering with the single ply 2box head, I'd changed to a Jobeky 3 ply and I think the increased tension was causing most of the problems. It wasn't really sitting dead centre on the drum either.
I can now trigger the rim, but I still don't feel it's as reliable as the tom rim triggers, harder to get the gradient from rim click to rimshot.
Switching back to the single ply head caused return of double triggers so I have to set some mask, but then cannot make nice 2 stroke rolls. Changing the sensor type to acoustic trigger has cured it for now.
More fiddling to follow I suspect. I'm happy overall - none of this is a big problem in what is my practise kit.
Cheers both.

Thanks Steve, interesting thought. I'll investigate. If it requires metalwork, I'll probably just live with it, or use the spare tom pad - I play 1up 1down

Hi everyone, I'm new here.
I've been lurking for years, but only just acquired a lightly used D5 kit. Otherwise an acoustic drummer so a bit new to e-drums.
My snare pad rim doesn't trigger unless I hit it in a spot very close to the sensor.
When I take the cover off, the wiring looks ok. Tapping the rim piezo with my finger triggers the rim sound but is no where near as sensitive as the head. The snare rim sensitivity is set on max.
When I switch the cable around to a tom pad, the rim triggers very well, so I'm confident it's a problem with the snare pad.
Presumably I need to replace the 12mm piezo for the rim. Is it simply a case of buying one the right size and soldering / gluing it in place?

In other regards I'm really happy. I've taken out the hihat pad and subbed in Zildjian low volume hihats. Trying to concentrate on playing rather than tweaking, but it's very tempting.
Thanks for listening
Ben