very likely you have 1 of 2 issues if you have to change points every year.
1, you may not have the resistor wire in line with the coil .. thus drawing high current, thus shortening the life of the points.
or 2 ( or a combination ).. poor electrical stills and breaker handling technique.
for instance.. you may be setting the contacts too close and letting them arc and burn.. or too far and letting to omuch kv build up.
your dizzy bushing may be bad leading to irregular point gap. you may not be keeping hte feeler gauge cleaned so that it is leaving oily deposits on the breakers and they are burning.
you may be using cheap breakers and they are burning or wearing out or are not made 100% correct to adjust.
you may not be lubing the rubbing block sufficiently to keep it from wearing out.
you may have a cracked or ill fitting dizzy cap that allows excess moisture in, thus leading to reduced points life due to corrosion.
I'd address those issues first.. before deciding to convert to ei.
I don't own a single gasser that gets a points changer per year.
in fact, I don't even usually clean them every year or regap them as long as they run correctly.
I have many units with points on them in the 5-10 yer range, including some that I have not changed the points on at all.. thus still running the same set as when I got them...
also.. poor electrical maintenance can lead to problems.. bad or dirty contacts.. loose wires.. etc.. etc..
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