Lol, I know this is an almost 10 years old thread, but yup, I like this comment.
The previous diagnostic was rather hasty, and from researching online, it appears the compressor clutch is also a possible problem candidate in this case.
I have a similar problem with my CR-V 08 currently, although I've been to the A/C technician several times, with the clutch replaced, it seems to be recurring. My theory is that it's happening because it's a tokunbo part and you can never have the full guarantee on those. In addition to the fact that it (i.e. mine) started to occur again after a mechanic did some work on the engine, thus may have impacted the "carefully" managed clutch.
Anyway, I'm just writing this as this thread is quite old. Who knows, someone may find it useful some day.
zinaLPF: I am not an expert, but it does seem to me that the previous diagnosis may be premature. Is there really enough information to give a clear diagnosis? @ OP - what kind of car do you drive? Make, Year, Model? How does the problem manifest? What do you think the trigger might be?
I have a Volvo with the same compressor cut out problem, except my trigger is road bumps and hard braking. Mechanics in Lagos could not figure it out, I placed one call to a service technician at a Volvo dealership in the US, and she immediately isolated the problem - a bad compressor clutch! Turns out it is a pretty common Volvo issue.
Perhaps if you give more info, the house experts can help you out.