Anyone recognize this recorder (Luxor TM-311)
The recorder in the pictures was manufactured by the Swedish company Luxor in 1966. It's a fairly basic battery operated affair, yet with thoughtful details such as the ridges in front of the reels so you don't inadvertently rub against them when operating the control lever, or the foldable lid which offers access to the controls while still (mostly) covering the reels. Of special note is also the inverted tape path, with the heads at the top/back of the machine, to avoid taking up space where the controls might be.
However, since the same company at the same time was using the BSR TD2 chassis for their mains operated recorders, I'm suspecting that the chassis for this one was also OEM:ed from someone else. I don't recognize it myself though, and a quick Google image search didn't turn up anything.
The transistor complement uses European transistors (AC151 and OC74 for instance), and the motor has a centrifugal contact and a control transistor to govern the speed. The connectors are mostly DIN, but there are also two 3.5mm connectors for speaker and headphone (a feature that was not included in the first version of this machine according to the service manual).
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