Care however should be taken as the offset link has significantly less load carrying capacity than the base chain itself.
Ultra-Max® 16B Ol Cp Type Bs Roller Chain, Single Strand, 1" Pitch,PK5 SENQCIA Ultra-Max British Standard offset Links are manufactured to a special high performance specification. Offset links are supplied with “flatted” connecting pins and a split cotter for ease of assembly in the field. Each offset link is individually packaged in a sealed plastic bag. They are also used to reduce the length of a strand by one pitch when normal chain elongation has created excess catenary sag on a roller chain drive.