Does 1μK63 label mean component is capacitor?

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Does 1μK63 label mean component is capacitor?

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Sorry again for bothering. I got components with this label, two legs, blue color its box or qaud shaped not round as usual and legs are both down not axial. Im not sure if those are capacitors of value 1μF with K=10% tolerance and voltage 63 or some other element.<p>Sorry for dumb newbie question.
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Re: Does 1μK63 label mean component is capacitor?

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If you have an ohmmeter, measure it one way then reverse the connections and measure it again. If your meter is digital, it should read something less than open circuit for a very short time. If you have a good analog meter (20,000 ohms/volt), the needle will kick once when you measure then show open circuit.<p>If you don't get those results, it is either a bad 1 uF capacitor or something else.
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Re: Does 1μK63 label mean component is capacitor?

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thanks Russ indeed it was cap. I did just what you said. I wanted to measure it in my multimiter cap measuring holes but legs were too short so I used your tip.
Take care, Sam
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