The Diode Machine has taken two years in the making. There is a set of identical one-way clutches in the form of click-wheels mounted on the diamond grate. Only counter-clockwise motion is transmitted to the top center gear, if a click-wheel is turning clockwise, the energy is transmitted to the other click-wheel to be converted back into counter-clockwise motion, thus the center gear is always only turning clockwise. One must visualize all the gears in motion to truly understand the machine. So just take a few minutes, enjoy the video and cognitively visualize the process! If the video give you trouble, there is a YouTube link at the bottom.