I have a couple of wall lights that are 'sealed' bathroom type lights and use G9 capsule bulbs. The highest recommended bulb power is 25 watts which is somewhat dim!
Is the heat given off by a 40 watt G9 bulb likely to be considerably higher and likely to cause problems? The glass shades on the wall lights (which are not actually being used in the bathroom but as reading lights over a bed) are cylindrical and a bit like inverted bottles, they have a diameter of about an inch and a half. I wonder if I cut the tops off the glass shades and allowed ventilation to get in and around the bulb whether that would allow for the use of a higher power bulb?
The units can be seen here: