[Amps] 8122 op temp in NCL-2000 amp

[Frank T Brady]

I operate SSB with my NCL-2000 only to chase 'new ones'.
While doing this on 17m I noticed that the top lid above the tubes was 
awfully hot.
The high temperature persisted in SSB mode even if I wasn't transmitting.
SSB uses approx 2800v and idle current is 200 ma.
I put a digital thermometer on the lid above the tubes and recorded some 
temps.

 80    Ambient (amp cold)
 87   Amp filaments only
 97   CW HV on
126   SSB HV on

The temperature was still rising slowly in the SSB case when I decided 
to stop the test.
I haven't measured the SSB temp when transmitting periodically because 
I'm afraid something might be amiss.
The fan seems to be moving a decent amount of air upward around the tubes.
Is there a way to determine if the SSB temp is normal?

Thanks and 73
frank w0ecs