I keep destroying my ADS1115 units, please help! [ SOLVED ]

hksmonaro:
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So from a potential highest possible voltage I should be within boundries if I was feeding the ADS1115 with 3.3v or 5v?. . .

That is true, providing of course that the ground remains intact.

You can, incidentally, get purpose made battery management chips:

Maximizing Cell Monitoring Accuracy and Data Integrity in Energy Storage Battery Management Systems | Analog Devices (figure 4 appears to be what you are trying to achieve but I can't say how suitable it is)

The chip is https://www.mouser.ch/datasheet/2/609/680412fc-1271800.pdf (~$20 )

By the way, I love the smoke detector in your picture. Hasn't the Boeing Dreamliner got a similar battery installation?