220 voltage on iMac G5

Can I use my iMac G5 on 220 voltage in Israel and will it automatically switch itself?
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6) purchased 5/05

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Sorry David for the "smack-down"
...and thanks Rod for clarifying it for me.
"I checked my G3 which was Assembled in Mexico in 2001 and the electrical specification [...] appears to be the International"Fortunately this does not help.
Why fortunately?
Because the first generation iMac G5 was an exception to the general Mac "rule" of always offering International power supply units.
In fact the Power Supplies KB article can be reduced to one simple statement when it comes to Macintosh computers (desktops or laptops):
- Only the eMacs and the first generation G5 iMacs that were purchased in the US, in Japan and in Canada, do not have an International PSU.
- Every other Macs can be used anywhere in the world with no question (some are manual-switching though).
Have a nice week-end!
Axl

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