Kinda new to welding, with a welder question

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Hello everybody, thanks for looking. I am kinda new to welding. I have done some welding here and there with my Dad. Usually he welded the important items together at work. I just kinda "tinkered" at home with welding. I have had some luck with a Hobart handler 110v mig to "get things to at least stick together" at home. At work they have a heavier miller that i have had some better success with.  I have never had a class just learned from my dad and by trying. The main reason for joining was hoping to find out about a welder that was left to me.  Dad passed away about 5 years ago. But a few years before that when he retired he bought the welder he had at work.  An Airco Tig welder. This big beast has sat in my barn for about 7 years. I know hardly anything about it other than it is heavy and it is a Tig machine. I have never used it, or seen it used. I don't even know if I have enough power in my barn to use it. I am just looking for some helpSo in a nut shell,How much power does this welder take?Could a newbie to Tig welding learn to use it easily?Also it does have a water cooler, the large original and a smaller hobart one dad planned to use with itThanksJon Frock Attached Images
Reply:That's an equivalent to a Miller 330 A/Bp it is a TIG welder AND a stick welder. I think it takes 104 amps on 220. it is a very power hungry welder, but a VERY nice welder. You could learn to TIG pretty easily with some practice.Miller Multimatic 255
Reply:Hello and welcome. You have a really sweet machine there. It will do a great job of both tig and stick and chances are you will never out grow it.Many guys here run those off 50 amps of 220v power for the lower end.  I think Dave is running his off a 50 amp circuit. Not sure about Southpaws. 60 amps is a bit better. 100 amps and you can pretty much use it almost to the max. Way more power than most ever need..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Better not let Dave see that, he might need to buy some paint.Miller xmt304,  Miller S22 p12, Miier Maxstar SD, Miller 252 w 30A, Miller super32p12, Lincoln Ranger 9, Thermal Arc 181I with spoolgun, Hypertherm 10000 ,Smith torches. Esab 161lts miniarc.
Reply:I can't see if single phase, but primary amps suggest it is. Isn't that what Zap uses? His is painted blue.
Reply:Yes it's single phase and yes the Miller version is what Zap uses..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:I have the Miller version of the same welder. It's a good powerful machine. Zap and 7A749 on this site are very knowledgeable on that welder and helped me out a lot with mine. PM me and I can email you some manuals if you need them.
Reply:Thanks for the help so far everybody. I initially thought I wouldn't have enough power in my barn to use it, but at 50amps, I can alternate powering the welder and air compressor I was also given.  Also since I know what my Dad paid for the welder before he retired, and trust me he got a massive deal on it.  My next question is would that hobart cooler work or do I need to use the original airco model?thanksFrock
Reply:Hobart cooler should work just fine as long as it's hooked up properly. All a cooler is a a water circulating pump and a radiator to cool down the recirculated water..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan