ACR Y IN OVERSHOOTING TURN TO FINAL CREATED A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH ARR TFC.

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ON THE RWY 25L LOC AT 10 DME AND COULDN'T SEE THE ARPT (LAX) WAS CLRED FOR ILS 25L. AT 8 DME; SOCAL WARNED ME OF AN ACFT CIVIL TURBOJET WAS OVERSHOOTING HIS FINAL FOR RWY 24L/R. THIS ACFT FLEW THROUGH MY FINAL BEFORE TURNING BACK TO THE N SIDE. THIS ACFT WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 24R. DUE TO VISIBILITY RESTRS; THEY PROBABLY LOST THE ARPT ON BASE LEG. HAD THE 'GUNTER' STROBE BEEN OPERATING AT FULL INTENSITY AND PROPERLY NOTED ON APCH (STADIUM VISUAL) CHARTS; THE FLT CREW WOULD HAVE HAD THE VISUAL CUE AVAILABLE TO START THE TURN TO FINAL. THE GUNTER STROBE HAS BEEN INOP FOR SOMETIME; BUT NOW IS OPERATIONAL. WHY DO THEY (FAA) RUN THE STROBE AT SUCH A LOW PWR SETTING MAKING IT ALMOST USELESS? I'VE BEEN FLYING OUT OF LAX FOR 7 PLUS YRS AND REMEMBER WHEN THE STROBE WENT IN -- IT WAS SUPERB IN POOR VISIBILITY SITS. AT LOW PWR; YOU DON'T SEE IT UNTIL YOUR RIGHT OVER IT! PLEASE TURN THE PWR UP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CALL TO THE FAA AIRWAY FACILITIES AT LAX REVEALS THAT THERE ARE 2 STROBE LIGHTS LOCATED ON A 35 TO 40 FT TWR NEAR THE RACE TRACK ON FINAL APCH. THE STROBES ARE SHADED WITH ONE USED FOR RWY 24L AND THE OTHER USED FOR RWY 24R. IT IS NOT MONITORED. THERE IS A PHOTOCELL THAT DETERMINES THE INTENSITY SETTING WITH A LOW SETTING AND A HIGH SETTING. APPARENTLY; IT WILL OPERATE ON THE HIGH SETTING AT NIGHT AND LOW DURING THE DAY. SUSPECT THAT REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING THE DAY IS NOT DARK ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE SETTING TO HIGH.