What is a normal temperature for a PowerBook G4?

I've just installed the handy temp guage widget and I get readings of 110 degrees F for the disc and 150 degrees on the processor bottom side.... Seems pretty damm hot to me.
Powerbook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   1.67

What temp is the room the PB is in? I've seen where the room temperature goes into the mid-80's, that the normal PB 120's quickly gets into the 130's.
When it's running hot, have you looked at the activity monitor (on your hard drive in applications/utilities) to see if any program is causing the CPU to max out?
Have you run the Apple hardware test to ensure the fans are working? Insert the OS X DVD that came with your system (it will say in small print on the DVD AHT Version x.x), reboot holding the option key down, choose Apple hardware test, and follow directions. One of the tests specifically turns the fans on and off.

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