[RC-Monster Mike]

I agree with everything you say Brian - except the very 1st statement. You, like Jeff, are asuming the same speed with different gearing. This is not a proper assumption(if we change gearing, vehicle speed must also change with everything else the same). When braking a given vehicle that is being run on a given voltage - the motor rpm has not changed regardless of the gearing. Only the vehicle speed has changed(due to the gearing). A 2200kv motor on X voltage runs at x rpm regardless of the gearing. At a given vehicle speed this is different, but this would not be apples to apples, as the discussion started with a given voltage, vehicle and motor(all things the same except gearing, which results in a different vehicle speed).Your tests demonstrate exactly what I have said - higher gearing results in lower voltage at higher currents and vise versa at a given vehicle speed. At a given input voltage, however, I don't see how it could be. The speed changes with the gearing - as does the load(be it braking or acceleration).