Keep the Circle of Knowledge growing, Blue.
With your new DIY expertise, you will be able to help newcomers who develop the same problems.
It's possible you have less than optimum gas in your a/c. It is designed to shut off if pressure is too low to save the pump running without lubricant, which is in the gas. Get the a/c guys to check your pressures. Probably all you need is a top-up.
Joe
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