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 +# Laser downtime checklist
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 From time to time the laser is unavailable. Either for maintenance or because of an issue. From time to time the laser is unavailable. Either for maintenance or because of an issue.
  
 When this happens, this is a checklist of the things we need to do. If we don't do these steps, people may come a long way to VHS to use the laser, and be unable to use it. That is a bummer. The laser is volunteer run, and there are no guarantees of usability - but if we can clearly communicate what's happening that goes a long way to being excellent to each other! When this happens, this is a checklist of the things we need to do. If we don't do these steps, people may come a long way to VHS to use the laser, and be unable to use it. That is a bummer. The laser is volunteer run, and there are no guarantees of usability - but if we can clearly communicate what's happening that goes a long way to being excellent to each other!
  
-1. Disable the laser via the MQTT flag - more details on how to do that to come +1. Disable the laser via the MQTT flag 
-2. Make bookings unavailable on booking.vanhack.ca - instructions to come +   - The laser login system can be disabled by flipping a switch in the private MQTT instance. 
-3. Cancel existing bookings on booking.vanhack.ca - instructions to come +   - More details on how to do that to come. 
-4. Put a sign up on the laser computer and the laser - example sign to come +2. Make bookings unavailable on booking.vanhack.ca 
-5. Post on Slack #laser - example post to come+   - This can be done by changing the "VHS Redsail Laser" provider's "Working Plan" on [this page](https://booking.vanhack.ca/index.php/providers). 
 +3. Cancel existing bookings on booking.vanhack.ca. 
 +   - This can be done by going to the [laser booking calendar](https://booking.vanhack.ca/index.php/calendar), and deleting the individual bookings that are likely to be impacted by the downtime. 
 +4. Put a sign up on the laser computer and the laser - see below for an example sign 
 +5. Post on Slack #laser 
 +   - Something like: "**LASER IS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE**" - feel free to add a reason why if you can - we are hackers, we all like to know *why* everything.
 6. Post on talk? - might be overkill, discussion happening now - example post to come if we decide this is needed. 6. Post on talk? - might be overkill, discussion happening now - example post to come if we decide this is needed.
  
 +## Example sign (you might be able to print this directly from the wiki, it should have page breaks before and after):
 +
 +# LASER IS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
 +
 +### January 33rd, 2034
 +
 +See #laser on slack for details and status updates.
 +
 +Thanks for your patience,
 +the Laser Cutter Committee
 +
 +## LASER OUT OF SERVICE - DO NOT USE
  
 +# End example sign