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Andy aka
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What does U1:B do here?

We only have your schematic so my answer is based on this. U1B is operating as a voltage comparator and C4 isn't negative feedback in the traditional way; it's just there to possible stop U1B's output changing too rapidly. This could be thought of as de-glitching the output of U1B. ZD2 will have some compliance in that if U1B's output goes high, C4 will slightly increase the voltage across ZD2 and this gives a little bit of AC negative feedback to slow down U1B's output.

Bottom line - if the AC current passing through "RMESS" is above a certain limit, it will flash the green LED. I would urge you to get a free simulator and use it.

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