diff --git a/js/common/model/Magnet.ts b/js/common/model/Magnet.ts
index fb94a8da..9fc9e5df 100644
--- a/js/common/model/Magnet.ts
+++ b/js/common/model/Magnet.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ export default abstract class Magnet extends FELMovable {
     return this.localBounds.containsPoint( this.globalToLocalPosition( position, this.reusablePosition ) );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Does the magnet intersect a horizontal plane at the specific y-coordinate?
+   */
+  public intersectsHorizontalPlane( y: number ): boolean {
+    return this.localBounds.containsPoint( this.globalToLocalXY( this.positionProperty.value.x, y, this.reusablePosition ) );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the B-field vector at the specified point in the global coordinate frame.
    *
@@ -182,8 +189,12 @@ export default abstract class Magnet extends FELMovable {
    * because our B-field model is in the magnet's local coordinate frame.
    */
   private globalToLocalPosition( globalPosition: Vector2, returnVector?: Vector2 ): Vector2 {
+    return this.globalToLocalXY( globalPosition.x, globalPosition.y, returnVector );
+  }
+
+  private globalToLocalXY( globalX: number, globalY: number, returnVector?: Vector2 ): Vector2 {
     returnVector = returnVector || new Vector2( 0, 0 );
-    returnVector.set( globalPosition );
+    returnVector.setXY( globalX, globalY );
     returnVector.rotateAboutPoint( this.positionProperty.value, -this.rotationProperty.value );
     returnVector.subtract( this.positionProperty.value );
     return returnVector;
diff --git a/js/common/model/PickupCoil.ts b/js/common/model/PickupCoil.ts
index ef372e65..8d3c51bf 100644
--- a/js/common/model/PickupCoil.ts
+++ b/js/common/model/PickupCoil.ts
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ export default class PickupCoil extends FELMovable {
     }
 
     this.maxEMFProperty = new NumberProperty( options.maxEMF, {
-      //TODO https://github.com/phetsims/faradays-electromagnetic-lab/issues/156 This range makes Developer control unusable.
-      range: new Range( 1E5, 1E7 )
+      range: new Range( 1E5, 3E6 )
       // Do not instrument. This is a PhET developer Property.
     } );
 
@@ -347,10 +346,8 @@ export default class PickupCoil extends FELMovable {
    */
   public getSamplePointAreaDimensions( samplePoint: Vector2, reusableDimension: Dimension2 ): Dimension2 {
 
-    // Position of samplePoint in global coordinates.
-    const x = this.positionProperty.value.x + samplePoint.x;
+    // Position of samplePoint.y in global coordinates.
     const y = this.positionProperty.value.y + samplePoint.y;
-    this.reusablePosition.setXY( x, y );
 
     // Use the algorithm for distance from the center of a circle to a chord to compute the length of the chord
     // that is perpendicular to the vertical line and goes through the sample point. If you're unfamiliar with
@@ -359,11 +356,10 @@ export default class PickupCoil extends FELMovable {
     const d = samplePoint.y; // distance from center of the circle (loop) to the chord
     let chordLength = 2 * Math.sqrt( Math.abs( R * R - d * d ) );
 
-    // If the sample point is inside the magnet, using the chord length computed above would exaggerate the
-    // sample point's contribution to flux. So use the magnet's thickness (depth). The field outside the magnet
-    // is relatively weak, so ignore its contribution.
+    // If the sample point is in the same horizontal plane as the magnet, using the chord length computed above would
+    // exaggerate the sample point's contribution to flux. So use the magnet's thickness (depth).
     const magnetThickness = this.magnet.size.depth;
-    if ( magnetThickness < chordLength && this.magnet.isInside( this.reusablePosition ) ) {
+    if ( magnetThickness < chordLength && this.magnet.intersectsHorizontalPlane( y ) ) {
       chordLength = magnetThickness;
     }
     assert && assert( chordLength !== 0 );
diff --git a/js/generator/model/Generator.ts b/js/generator/model/Generator.ts
index c44be9df..c653ad0d 100644
--- a/js/generator/model/Generator.ts
+++ b/js/generator/model/Generator.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default class Generator extends PhetioObject {
         // Disable voltmeter kinematics for the generator. Immediate response is needed, due to the cyclic nature.
         kinematicsEnabledProperty: new BooleanProperty( false )
       },
-      maxEMF: 240000, // see PickupCoil.calibrateMaxEMF
+      maxEMF: 110000, // see PickupCoil.calibrateMaxEMF
       transitionSmoothingScale: 1, // see PickupCoil.transitionSmoothingScaleProperty
       samplePointsSpacing: this.turbine.barMagnet.size.height / 10, // similar to PickupCoilScreenModel
       tandem: options.tandem.createTandem( 'pickupCoil' )
diff --git a/js/pickup-coil/model/PickupCoilScreenModel.ts b/js/pickup-coil/model/PickupCoilScreenModel.ts
index 14e0bad3..19ec6c41 100644
--- a/js/pickup-coil/model/PickupCoilScreenModel.ts
+++ b/js/pickup-coil/model/PickupCoilScreenModel.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default class PickupCoilScreenModel extends FELScreenModel {
 
     this.pickupCoil = new PickupCoil( barMagnet, preferences.currentFlowProperty, {
       position: PICKUP_COIL_POSITION,
-      maxEMF: 8000000, // see PickupCoil.calibrateMaxEMF
+      maxEMF: 1000000, // see PickupCoil.calibrateMaxEMF
       transitionSmoothingScale: 0.77, // see PickupCoil.transitionSmoothingScaleProperty
 
       // To avoid inducing significant (incorrect) EMF when the magnet is moved vertically when inside the coil,
diff --git a/js/transformer/model/Transformer.ts b/js/transformer/model/Transformer.ts
index 21a63c70..200230f0 100644
--- a/js/transformer/model/Transformer.ts
+++ b/js/transformer/model/Transformer.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default class Transformer extends PhetioObject {
 
     this.pickupCoil = new PickupCoil( this.electromagnet, currentFlowProperty, {
       position: options.pickupCoilPosition,
-      maxEMF: 3000000, // see PickupCoil.calibrateMaxEMF
+      maxEMF: 1000000, // see PickupCoil.calibrateMaxEMF
       transitionSmoothingScale: 0.56, // see PickupCoil.transitionSmoothingScaleProperty
 
       // To avoid inducing significant (incorrect) EMF when the magnet is moved vertically when inside the coil,