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Re: Line Following -- Optical Sensors

the connection is on page 17 of section 5 of the manual - the robot section.
you dont need a load resistor - all the RC needs to see is the switch inside the sensor go open and closed

and one sense wire closes when it sees the tape, the other closes when it doesnt see the tape

you might also have to adjust the sensitivity screw on the sensor - you can usually detect the tape up to 6" away or so.

edit: he beat me to it! :c)