Induction rf fluorescent lamp with helix mount

A method, comprising:

• providing an induction RF fluorescent lamp comprising a lamp envelope having a re-entrant cavity and evacuation tube, a power coupler extending along a primary axis located inside the re-entrant cavity, an electronic ballast electrically coupled to the power coupler and providing appropriate voltage and current to the power coupler, and an amalgam held within a capsule located within the lamp envelope in a space extending substantially along the primary axis;
• and
• mounting the capsule in the space, wherein the capsule is positioned with a mount comprising at least one wire attached to the capsule and having at least two wire ends extending from the capsule into the evacuation tube with contact made between the at least two wire ends and the interior surface of the evacuation tube.