My brother brought his welding machine for repair. He explained the problem; as he was powering up the welder the earth leakage keeps tripping.
He had this machine for almost 15 years and although it looks beat up and old it is still doing what is supposed to do.
I powered up the machine and as I pushed the power button, the earth leakage in my shop was tripped as my brother explained earlier. I did not do any welding with it, just plug in the power cord and push the power button on.