Iningi labakhiqizi bemakethe yangemuva yase-US basebenzisa isistimu yokulinganisa yesiNgisi, lapho ubude buvezwa khona ngezingxenye eziyishumi zeyintshi, kodwa izinga lomkhakha womhlaba wonke lisekelwe esilinganisweni semethrikhi. Le nombolo yemethrikhi ngezinye izikhathi ibizwa ngokuthi inombolo ye-“PK”, futhi itholakala kumabhande amaningi kanye nenombolo yengxenye yomdabu yomkhiqizi. Izinombolo ze-PK ziqukethe izingxenye ezintathu ezibalulekile zolwazi lokuhlonza.
Njengesibonelo, i-“6PK1200” inombolo ye-PK etholakala ebhandeni le-OEM lenyoka. Idijithi yokuqala ikhombisa ibhande elinezimbambo eziyisithupha, kulandele okuthi “P” ukuze kuhlonzwe ubukhulu bebhande le-metric, kanye no-“K” obonisa ukuthi leli bhande livumelana nezinga le-SAE lokulinganisa izimbambo (amamilimitha angu-3.56 ububanzi kumabhande enyoka ezimoto). Uchungechunge lokugcina lwezinombolo ubude obusebenzayo bebhande, elinikezwe ngamamilimitha.
Inombolo ye-PK ingasetshenziswa njengokushintshana uma inombolo yengxenye ethile yomkhiqizi isigugile, ingxenye yebhande ingekho noma inombolo yomkhiqizi ingashintsheki kukhathalogi yakho.
Sikala amabhande amaningi ngokuzungeza isiyingi sawo sangaphandle (amabhande angu-A-, B- kanye no-C-series V anezinombolo ngokuya ngele-INSIDE circumference, futhi ahlukile kakhulu kulo mthetho), futhi ngokwesilinganiso, isiyingi sangaphandle senyoka. ibhande lilikhulu cishe ngamamilimitha angu-14 kunobude obusebenzayo obufakwe ikhodi enombolweni ye-PK. Ibhande lethu le-6PK1200 lizoba nezimbambo eziyisishiyagalombili kanye nomjikelezo wangaphandle olinganiselwa wamamilimitha angu-1,214, noma amayintshi angu-47.79. Ukuhlola okusheshayo kohlu losayizi oqhubekayo wekhathalogi kunganikeza uchwepheshe bezingxenye ingxenye yenombolo efanayo esondele kakhulu ekunikezeni umkhiqizo wabo. Qaphela ukuthi ungachezuki kude kakhulu nosayizi onconywayo, njengoba ibhande lobude obungaphezulu lingase lishelele noma ligxume ama-pulley alo, futhi amabhande amancane angabangela ukuguga ngaphambi kwesikhathi ezintweni eziqhutshwa ngamabhande.
Uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi amabhande ezinyoka angakwazi ukugibela kuwo womabili ama-pulleys ane-grooved futhi abushelelezi, izinombolo zingase ziguge ngokuphelele ebhandeni ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, futhi ukulinganisa okuqondile kuwukuphela kwenketho yebhande elingabonakali. Itheyiphu yokukala yendwangu (njengaleyo etholakala kukhithi yokuthunga) ingaba usizo ekutholeni isilinganiso esinembile. Izilinganiso ze-metal tape namarula aqinile kakhulu ukuba angakwazi ukuthatha izilinganiso ezinembile, futhi ukukala ibhande noma ibhande lokushayela ngocezu lwentambo kungabangela izilinganiso ezingalungile ngenxa yokwelula kwemicu yentambo.