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Originally Posted by JesseK
Use caution if you mount the encoder to the first stage of the WCP. This injects a dependency on the pneumatic setup and the 'default' gear in code just to get accurate counts. The real danger is that someone swaps the tubes on a single solenoid setup so that the physical 'default' gear is swapped, yet no one thinks to change code before testing autonomous. The result of that (from experience) is that the robot will go way further at a very high speed, and the bookshelf at the other end won't survive. 
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During autonomous I don't think anybody will shift gears, and even during teleop shifting occurs in a fraction of a second.
You bring up a good point about switching tubes (those rookies...) but I would think that would get cleared up relatively fast. Also if one ran their auton in high gear that would mitigate any damage.